Peru is a country with many ancient ruins and cultural landscapes, as well as the Amazon forest with tropical scenery. Such a country is destined to be beautiful, but what about besides the landscape? What else attracts us in this country?

Of course it’s the food. So, next, the editor will give you a good introduction to the food in Peru that is worth trying!

1. Ceviche · Raw fish marinated in lemon juice

This dish is the most famous dish in Peru, Ceviche marinated raw fish in lemon juice. How famous is it? In modern history, Ceviche once became the best ambassador to strongly promote Peruvian tourism culture.

Peru, located on the Pacific coast of South America, is rich in aquatic products and has a wide variety of delicacies. The most delicious one is Ceviche! Ceviche

The styles are ever-changing, and the most basic method is to use lemon Marinate raw fish or cooked seafood in juice, add onions, salt, and pepper for seasoning, and eat with corn or sweet potatoes.

The pickled seafood is chewy and chewy, making it a rare appetizer.

2. Causa·Mashed Potato Pie

In addition to a variety of seafood, Peru is also a country rich in agricultural products. There are more than 4,000 varieties of potatoes alone, and it is known as the "Hometown of Potatoes".

So there are many classic dishes related to potatoes, the most tempting of which is mashed potato pie! The soft mashed potatoes are mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, yellow pepper and Sichuan peppercorns, and are wrapped inside With ingredients such as eggs, tuna, shrimp and avocado, the variety and unique flavors make for an interesting appetizer.

3. Ajide Gallina

It is said that after the French Revolution, some French people fled to Peru. They combined French cooking techniques with Peruvian ingredients to create this delicious dish.

Ajide

Gallina uses cream, cheese, yellow peppers, peanuts and other ingredients to make a thick soup, which is poured over the stewed chicken and served with eggs and olives. Serve with rice.

It tastes a bit like cheese risotto, and the sauce is fragrant and delicious. It is a classic dish that combines typical European flavor with Peruvian characteristics.

4. Lomo Saltado

Lomo

Saltado is a close relative of Chinese food and one of the traditional dishes of Peru. From the 19th century to the early 20th century, many Chinese traveled across mountains and rivers to Peru to work as coolies to earn money.

With the end of the slavery era, these Chinese opened Chinese restaurants locally. To this day, Chinese restaurants are still called "Chifa" by Peruvians (a homophone for eating).

The so-called Saltado is "stir-fry", a commonly used cooking method in Chinese food. This dish consists of marinated beef stir-fried and seasoned with tomatoes, onions and other ingredients, and served with potatoes and rice.

Behind the full Chinese style, there are many stories of the survival and struggle of overseas Chinese.

5. Anticucho·Skewer

Skewer is also a well-known Peruvian delicacy. Whether it is a restaurant or a street stall, you can smell the aroma of barbecue during meal time. It seems that no matter where you are, the charm of Luchuer is unstoppable~

The most famous one is Antichudecorazon (skewered beef heart). The juicy beef heart is paired with sauce and a glass of Peruvian national drink PiscoSour

(Pisco Sour wine), the taste is needless to say!

6. Llama·Sheep Camel Meat

Peru is home to 90% of the world’s alpacas. They are not only cute and cute, but their meat is also very delicious.

Before being colonized by the Spanish, there was no beef available for consumption on the South American continent, and alpacas were the main source of meat.

The alpaca with the best meat quality is Llama. Llama

The taste is similar to steak, but the meat is softer, but it has a bit of mutton flavor, but you have already arrived in Peru, why would you want to miss the most distinctive alpaca meat?

7. PiscoSour·Pisco Sour

PiscoSour is a famous cocktail in South America and the national drink of Peru. It is distilled from grapes and served with lime juice, syrup, egg whites, bitters and ice.

Peru and Chile both use PiscoSour as their national drink, and they have had several wars over the ownership of the wine. It can be seen that PiscoSour

has unlimited charm. Friends who like to drink a few sips can come to Peru and get drunk!

8. Suspirodelimena

Suspirodelimena is divided into two parts The bottom layer is jam-like, made of milk, caramel, egg yolks and vanilla; the top layer of meringue cream is made of egg whites and dessert wine.

This dessert is literally translated as "Sigh of Lima". Legend has it that the inventor of the dessert was the wife of the poet Jose

Galvez. The reason why she chose such a poetic name is because she felt that the dessert tasted sweet and had a light texture, like "a woman's sigh".

9. Suspirodelimena

Finally, let’s talk about the last “delicious food”. The reason for adding quotation marks is that it is hard for the editor to look directly at it. In Peru, roasted guinea pig is said to be better than alpaca meat. A popular food, it is also a must-have dish for people during the New Year and festivals.

But many Chinese tourists will reject it with all their bodies after seeing its true appearance. After all, the painting style is too difficult to describe.

However, the editor would like to add a special note for the brave friends. I heard the locals say: the really delicious roasted guinea pig is not found in well-known restaurants, but among the people!

10. Potatoes

The Peruvian Andes are rich in various root and tuber plants. There were as many as 2,000 varieties of potatoes during the Inca era, and some researchers say there may be as many as 4,000 varieties!

Peruvian Corn There are so many varieties and you can even play the color wheel game! The colors of yellow, white, purple and red are so colorful!

Potatoes of different shapes and colorful corns shaped like arms are amazing. Food has become another business card of Peru.

Peruvian food is also one of the main reasons why it attracts domestic and foreign tourists to come here. The food here has the unique flavor of the country, and combined with the beautiful scenery here, traveling here is simply a fun experience in life. !

After reading these introductions, do you think some food is a little too heavy? You may have never tasted these delicacies before! If you are curious, you might as well come here and try these special delicacies!