Can the Cuisine of Peru Change the World?

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Here's something I published recently on the Huffington Post:

Remember the proverb about giving a man a fish versus teaching a man to fish? That ancient bit of wisdom was well at work in an inspiring documentary I saw last week about three of my favorite topics: Peru, food, and Peruvian food. I even got to meet its stars, both world famous chefs, and in the process was pleasantly surprised to learn something new about how a little creativity and imaginative thinking outside the proverbial box (another example would be micro-lending) can have implications for world economics and foreign policy, helping developing countries bootstrap themselves up rather than getting further caught up in the demoralizing foreign-aid dependence trap.

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  • What a great post David.  I shared it on our FB page.  Hope you don't mind! 

    • Of course not, Jacquie!  Please share with all and sundry.  Hope all is well with you...

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