Pollo a la brasa is Peru's charcoal-roasted whole chicken marinated in soy, vinegar, beer, cumin and aji panca, served with French fries, salad and three aji sauces.

Invented in 1950 by Swiss-Peruvian Roger Schuler at Granja Azul in Santa Clara, Ate, outside Lima; the rotisserie technique used a custom spit built by fellow Swiss metalworker Franz Ulrich. Declared a Peruvian cultural patrimony in 2010; the third Sunday of July is the Dia Nacional del Pollo a la Brasa nationwide.

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