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Ocopa refers to Pervian dish made of new potatoes in a seasoned sauce of onions, garlic, olive oil, feta cheese and chile peppers.Ocopa is typical of the southern region of Peru and also popular in some areas of South America.
Moreover, Ocopa is a traditional Andean recipe, associated with the Southern-Peruvian mountain city of Arequipa. The flavor base is a combination of roasted Ají Mirasol (Peruvian yellow peppers, also known as Ají amarillo) and Huacatay, which is an Andean black mint that the inhabitants of that region use in a lot of their cooking.