regional cuisine shows a great diversity with as many as 194 typical dishes. the cuisine of the city mixes recipes from european and andean cultures, because many dishes were created to satisfy the taste of the spanish settlers in arequipa. as a curiosity, many restaurants feature a special main course according to each day of the week: "chaque" on mondays, "chairo" on tuesdays, "chochoca" on wednesdays, "chupe colorado" on thursdays, "chupe de viernes" on fridays, "puchero" or "timpusca" on saturdays and "caldo blanco" or "pebre de lomos" on sundays. among the most popular local dishes are "chupe de camarones" (shrimp soup), "ocopa arequipeña", "rocoto relleno", "cuy chactado" (fried guinea pig), "locro de pecho", etc.; while typical desserts are: "queso helado" (ice cream made of milk, cinnamon and coconut), "buñuelos", "dulces de convento" and "chocolates". besides local wines and beers, two typical beverages are "chicha de jora" and "anisado" (anise liqueur).