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Aqua Nera — Cuisine

Offering a world-class dining experience on an Amazon’s most luxurious cruise ship

On the Aqua Nera, our partnership with chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino continues. Expect sumptuous and refined Peruvian cuisine orchestrated with native Amazonian ingredients that impart a multi-sensory dimension to your journey unlike any other cruise.

Taste the Amazon with five-star cuisine by chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino


A born and bred Peruvian, chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino is known for being one of the first culinarians in his country to put local cuisine on the international map by bringing out the best of Peru’s regional flavors. Since 2007, he has partnered with Aqua Expeditions as Consulting Chef on board the Aria Amazon, overseeing the onboard menu and dining experience.

Rainforest-to-table Amazon cuisine

Since 2001, chef Schiaffino has been studying the food and cooking traditions of Amazonia, working beyond the kitchen with anthropologists and environmental scientists. Calling the rainforest his “natural habitat”, chef Schiaffino has cultivated a knack for skillfully incorporating sustainable produce and ingredients from the Peruvian Amazon into this cuisine. In fact, 70% of all ingredients used in chef Pedro’s dishes on board the Aria Amazon are sourced here.
 

“When I hear from friends in Iquitos or villagers along the river about an unfamiliar dish or ingredient, I would start asking questions. Starting in Lima, I speak to anthropologists and other experts. Then I’ll go to the Amazon, sometimes heading off on a speedboat for eight hours or more in search of ingredients to taste and experiment. It’s amazing how the Amazon constantly offers up tastes and flavors I’ve never imagined before.” — Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino
 

Chef Schiaffino’s commitment to excellence lets him transform uncommon ingredients into captivating, authentic dishes that deserve their place alongside well-known Peruvian favorites such as ceviche. Onboard the Aria Amazon, guests savor dishes such as hearts of palm soufflé, scallops with wild almonds and umari fruit, plantain, and yucca gnocchi, escolar fish in aji panka chili adobo, grilled paiche with Amazon huatia potatoes — the delicious results of chef Schiaffino’s culinary mind.

Awards and Honours

With his dedication to the craft, chef Schiaffino has earned global recognition, including from The Diners Club World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy for his innovative Amazonia-influenced cuisine at MALABAR and Amaz, two of his restaurants in Lima. On the Aria Amazon, chef Schiaffino’s regularly changing menus tap on the freshest produce available on Aria Amazon’s sailings, including sustainable line-caught paiche.
 

In 2006, the Government of Peru honored chef Schiaffino with the “Manka” for his contributions to the development of Peruvian cuisine. The creativity of his restaurant MALABAR was highlighted in 2009 by Food & Wine magazine as one of the twenty most interesting culinary experiences on the planet, and in 2010 his Bar was elected one of the 10 best in the world by the same publication. That same year, La Academia Internacional de Gastronomía recognized his work with the Chef L’Avenir Award.

 

Chef Schiaffino’s Exclusive Creations for the Aqua Nera
“Causa” with Shrimp Escabeche
Coca Leaf Alfajores
Bitter Chocolate Truffle
Crunchy Avocado and Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella Salad
Brownies and Pecan Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich
Chicken Stewed in Fermented Palm Fruit

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“Causa” with Shrimp Escabeche

Coca Leaf Alfajores

Bitter Chocolate Truffle

 

Crunchy Avocado and Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella Salad

Brownies and Pecan Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich

Chicken Stewed in Fermented Palm Fruit

Amazonian chef’s Salad

Coconut Tapioca with Mango Sorbet

Braised Chicken with Aji Negro, Achiote Rice and Farofa

Fresh Corn Cake with Shrimp Salad and Creme Fraiche

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