As I’ve mentioned in other posts, food in Peru is very complex, delicious, and diverse region to region. I am going to compile a list of the best foods that I’ve had in the coastal, high Andean, northern, and desert regions of the country.
Coastal - Lima, north and south of Lima - coast
Coastal - Lima, north and south of Lima - coast
- Ceviche - lime acid cooked raw fish served with onion, sweet potato, and boiled and roast corn
- Leche de Tigre - left over concentrated runoff of marinade from ceviche - eaten like a soup or taken like a shot (like tequila)
- Arroz con Pollo - moist beer and coriander flavoured rice with flavourful chicken
- Aji de Gallina - a creamy chicken stew with a yellow based egg, hot pepper, and peanut sauce - someone kindly made this for me without the peanuts
- Tacu Tacu - a mix of beans and rice, or tarwi (Peruvian legume) and rice served with fried meat and an onion, tomato, and coriander salsa
- Cau Cau - cow parts stew with turmeric, onion, potato, and muna (Peruvian mint)
- Causa - a beautifully layered dish of mashed potatoes seasoned with lime and Peruvian yellow hot pepper, tuna or chicken, avocado, and mayo
- Chupe de Camarones - a luscious soup of shrimp, cream, and egg traditionally served with boiled corn and Andean white cheese
- Pollo a la Brasa - a juicy Peruvian marinated rotisserie chicken usually served with fries
- Chicharrones - fried pork in pork fat, one can also have chicken or seafood chicharrones - for those who do not eat pork
- Comida Chifa - Peruvian Chinese food - the Tipa Kay, Tallarin Saltado, and Pollo Enrolled are great!! (For descriptions of these foods see blog on Peruvian Chinese food)
- Sushi - Peruvian style - using Peruvian ingredients
- Fresh juices at the market - cactus fruit (tuna) with pineapple is incredible
- Suspiro a la Limena - dessert with a lemon cream at the bottom topped with a merengue - often wine flavoured - very sweet but delicious
- Picarones - a squash and sweet potato doughnut swimming in a sweet molasses syrup - delicious, though very rich
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