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Luke Taylor in Mocoa, Colombia

Weevils and lemon ants: a chef in the Amazon keeps rainforest dishes alive

Sofía Pérez and chef Mauricio Velasco.
Sofía Pérez and chef Mauricio Velasco. Photograph: Amazonico Restaurante

Many of the dishes that emerge from Mauricio Velasco’s kitchen are unrecognisable to most visitors.

Some, like the mojojoy – fat white palm weevil grubs served in a fish broth with lemon ants and sweet cassava flatbreads – can even repulse diners.

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