Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the most varied and original in the world, has the Guinness record for the widest range and variety of dishes in the world (491). Thanks to the pre-Columbian legacy (pre-Inca and Inca), Amazon cuisine, Spanish and African, as well as French, Sino-Cantonese, Japanese and Italian, Peruvian cuisine meets a wide variety of blends, with the Criolla, four continents in a single country, offering a wide variety of dishes in constant evolution. Suffice to mention that only in the Peruvian coast there are more than two thousand different types of soups and in the country there are more than two hundred and fifty traditional desserts. Among the culinary styles of Peru there are the Criolla cuisine (north and Lima), seafood, Andean, Chifa and Amazon cooking. Perhaps the most representative dishes are "ceviche" on the coast, the "pachamanca" in the mountains and the "juane" in the jungle.

In the field of beverages, the pisco sour is the most representative drink; it is prepared with pisco, a liquor originated from Peru. The "chichi de jora" is a pre-Columbian ceremonial drink made from corn. The chicha de jora is a traditional liquor of the mountains and is also the traditional drink of the Feast of St. John, held in the Peruvian jungle. Also from the jungle the Masato, a liquor of indigenous origin, is made from fermented cassava. The jungle has a variety of soft drinks made from fruits of the Amazon, among them we can find aguajina, drink made of aguaje, moriche or burití (Mauritia flexuosa) and camu camu (Myrciaria dubia). The Inca Kola, from national origin, is the most sold soda in this country, even beyond the multinationals Coca Cola or Pepsi.

According to the French newspaper Le Monde cuisine of the country plays a very prominent role worldwide, becoming recognized as one of the three great cuisines of the world, next to the Chinese and the French, although in international gastronomy also competes with the cuisine of India. In recent years, Peruvian cuisine has begun to expand outside its borders. During the fourth International Summit of Gastronomy "Madrid Fusion 2006", held in January 2006, Lima has been declared the gastronomic capital of Latin America and is a flagship product of Peru.