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Picarones from Peru

Picarones

๐Ÿ“ Lima

4.4

Squash and sweet-potato doughnuts in cane syrup.

About Picarones

A batter of pumpkin and sweet potato is piped into rings and fried, then drenched in chancaca, a spiced raw-cane syrup. A colonial-era dessert, they are a favourite of Lima street fairs.

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