Introduction

We have a creative and generous God. Not only does He provide an abundance of food for us, as can be seen in the daily market, but He provides a wonderful variety of tastes and textures as well. And, even more wondrously, each taste and texture can invoke a variety of emotions for each person, according to their life’s experience. A familiar food may bring feelings of comfort and nostalgia, while a new food may bring feelings of adventure and fascination. Language is quite similar. Within the great variety of languages, one can find great comfort in his birth language, while encountering intrigue and challenge in learning a new language.

The "Cooking Together" cookbook published by Peru Mission in 2000 is a celebration of all of these facets. Those of us from the southern United States have our "comfort foods," such as Fried Chicken and Barbecue, which are probably new and interesting to Peruvians. However, included also are “comfort foods” for the Peruvians so that the native Americans might be intrigued.

It is the same with language. Both English and Spanish are included in our cookbook, that some may be comforted, others challenged.

Of course, also included is the true “comfort food” for the soul – the Word of God. May the Lord bless the tables of all with nourishment, comfort and fascination until the glorious day when all believers share the Wedding Feast of the Lamb, which will bring immeasurable comfort and fascination to the children of God.

Here we are presenting a few of the “comfort foods” of the Peruvians for your intrigue and enjoyment.