A news item we picked up from Rural 21

Award-winning Quinua cookery book by Peruvian women

“El Camino de la Quinua” was awarded the second prize in the category Best Latin World Cookbook at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, the most important cookery award in France with 136 participants.

The cookbook contains information on nutritive value, cropping and processing and easy-to follow recipes for meals and desserts contributed by Peruvian women from the Regions Puno, Ayacucho, Cusco, Cajamarca und Huánuco. Peru and Bolivia are the main producers and exporters of Quinua followed by Ecuador and Columbia.

The renowned Gourmand World Cookbook Award has “Oscar” status in the world of cooking and wine literature and since 1995 has awarded prizes to the best new publications worldwide. The prize was initiated by Edouard Cointreau, of the Cointreau liquordynasty.

Download book (Spanish only) by clicking here

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About the Movimiento Manuela Ramos and from the International Women’s Health Coalition web site

Founded in Lima, Peru in 1978, Movimiento Manuela Ramos (Manuela Ramos Movement) has grown from a small grassroots organization to a regional leader in promoting women’s health and rights. Movimiento Manuela Ramos focuses on promoting gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights, stopping violence against women, and enabling women to become economically independent and politically active.