Peruvian cuisine: photos, dishes and recipes of national cuisine of Peru
Peruvian cuisine
Peruvian cuisine has absorbed Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and African gastronomic traditions. This is a unique cuisine, in which there are national dishes, the recipes of which are a reflection of the culinary experience of the Indians..
National cuisine of Peru
A dish called “saltado” Is a vegetable stew fried with various spices. In Peru, many dishes are cooked based on potatoes. So, here you can try “papas-a-la-huancaina” (this dish contains green salad, fried potatoes, cheese, lemon juice and hot sauce) and “carapulcra” (a dish of pork, chicken, dried potatoes and sunflower seeds). As for meat dishes, they are often prepared from alpaca meat, which is served with the local quinoa cereal..
“Star dish” in Cuzco and Arequipa, it is considered a cui (fried guinea pig). And on the coast and in the Amazon valley, fish and seafood dishes are common: these include “escabeche” (a fish, pepper and onion appetizer) and “supe de samarones” (a soup to which eggs, peppers, milk and shrimp are added).
Popular Peruvian dishes:
- soup “creole” (soup with vegetables, beef, noodles, egg, milk and local spices);
- “anticuchos” (beef kebab with pepper, mushrooms and onions);
- “chincheros” (pork dish with peanut sauce);
- “buchero” (a dish of meat cooked in a pot with pickled vegetables);
- “levanta muerto” (a dish in the form of a spicy soup with seafood);
- “picarones” (dessert in the form of donuts, drizzled with sugar syrup).
Where to taste the national cuisine?
Planning to order ceviche at a Peruvian restaurant and don't want to feel a fire in your mouth? Ask the waiter for a medium hot dish (say: “medio”).
In Lima worth a visit “Brujas de Cachiche” (guests are treated to Peruvian Creole dishes - crushed corn tamales, anticuchos beef heart shashlik, stuffed with rocote peppers) or “Maido” (this Japanese-Peruvian restaurant will offer you Peruvian-style sushi and rolls, and Japanese-style ceviche and tiradito), and Cuzco “Inka Grill” (guests here prefer to enjoy Peruvian snacks, as well as the signature dish - Kui; in the evenings, live music is played here).
If you are a chocolate lover, you will be offered a trip to Cusco to the Chocolate Museum, where in a local cafe you can enjoy chocolate and teas made from bean shells, as well as other drinks and chocolate dishes.
Cooking classes in Peru
Various restaurants in Lima teach those wishing to cook ceviche, lomosaltado and other Peruvian dishes.
It's worth visiting Peru on Cocktail Day “Pisco sur” (July), Shrimp Festival (November) and Food Festival “Mistura” (Lima, September).