Ecuador

Speaker

Juan Sebastián Pérez

Chef at Quitu (Quito, Ecuador)

The recovery of culinary heritage, which if not rescued could be lost, is the leitmotiv of Juan Sebastián Pérez’s cooking. A cook at the service of culinary identity.

With an avid interest in gastronomy since he was a child, his training took him to Le Cordon Bleu and then on a journey to many countries, but this did not dent his desire to continue discovering his own country. So, on his return to Ecuador, he packed his bags and took a gastronomic voyage to understand his land, his culture and his identity. 

Eventually, he set up Quitu, Identidad Culinaria, a restaurant that is now the bastion of Ecuador’s culinary identity, always highlighting it from a sustainable point of view. Beyond Quitu as a restaurant, Identidad Culinaria is also a project via which Juan Sebastián Pérez has done much research in the field on the traditional cuisines of Mexico, Peru and in his native homeland: in the latter, he has studied ancestral ways of growing and producing the native ingredients of communities from the four natural regions of the country.

His gastronomic perspective showcases the traditional Andean cuisine of the equatorial region in a creative way via ceviches, locros, soups, traditional rice and protein-based dishes, all prepared using innovative techniques. His cooking combines flavours and conveys the wealth of the produce, techniques and traditions of one of the most biodiverse regions of the planet.

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ALIMENTOS DE ESPAÑA TURESPAÑA AYUNTAMIENTO DE MADRID ICEX FOOD AND WINES FROM SPAIN COMUNIDAD DE MADRID

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JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA “Gusto del Sur” ES CALIDAD, ES ANDALUCÍA BALFEGÓ COMUNIDAD DE MADRID  M PRODUCTO CERTIFICADO MACC MAHOU 1.001 SABORES REGIÓN DE MURCIA REGIÓN DE MURCIA SABOREA ESPAÑA TENERIFE, DESPIERTA EMOCIONES
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CATALUÑA, REGIÓN MUNDIAL DE LA GASTRONOMÍA 2025

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FUNDACIÓN ALICIA AQUANARIA ALIMENTOS DE ARAGÓN GOBIERNO DE ARAGÓN ASTURIAS COCINA DE PAISAJE / ASTURIAS PARAÍSO NATURAL BURGOS ALIMENTA DIPUTACIÓN DE CÁDIZ GEORGIA HELSINKI HOSTELERÍA DE ESPAÑA ICC LACTALIS ESPAÑA Saborea Lanzarote LA FINCA JIMÉNEZ BARBERO LE CORDON BLEU LE NOVEAU CHEF MERCAMADRID MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVENS, SL MUDÉJAR WAGYU NEGRINI VISIT PORTUGAL QUITO TURISMO ETURIA CLM. RAIZ CULINARIA SANCHEZ ROMERO CARVAJAL JABUGO SQUARE IGP TERNERA GALLEGA e IGP VACA GALLEGA-BUEY GALLEGO TRUFA NEGRA DE TERUEL CASTILLA Y LEON – TIERRA DE SABOR AYUNTAMIENTO DE VALLADOLID XUNTA DE GALICIA – CONSELLERÍA DO MAR

MADRID FUSIÓN PASTRY TU PROVINCIA HUESCA LA MAGIA DULCE
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ALMA DE CEREAL DOMENIO FRUTAS Y VERDURAS ELADIO GRUPO EUROPAN DEGUSTA GUADALAJARA TU PROVINCIA HUESCA, LA MAGIA DULCE PINK LADY GRANJAS REDONDO La Rioja SUPRACAFÉ TORRONS VICENS

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IES HOTEL ESCUELA ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA DE CATA FAMILIA FERNANDEZ RIVERA GONZALEZ BYASS EL VINCULO LA CANIBAL BODEGAS MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES OBANDO RAMON BILBAO RIEDEL VINOS DE TENERIFE LA HOJA DEL CARRASCO COOKPLAY CUATRO RAYAS FINCA MONCLOA FINCA LA CAPILLA KSDAL LICOR 43 IZADI LA VIDA IBÉRICA KOPKE ZARCILLO INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2025 DO CANGAS LAVINIA PROFESIONAL

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