Food of Peru

Ceviche

Raw fish "cooked" in lime with chilli, onion and corn.

📍 Lima

Pollo a la Brasa

Marinated rotisserie chicken with green aji sauce.

📍 Lima

Solterito

Solterito counts among the traditional food of Peru, a salad locals hold dear.

Ceviche de Pulpo

Ceviche de Pulpo is an octopus dish from Peru.

Juane

Juane counts among the traditional food of Peru, a rice dish locals hold dear.

Lomo Saltado

Stir-fried beef with onions and tomato, served over fries and rice.

📍 Lima

Pepián de Cuy

Pepián de Cuy counts among the traditional food of Peru, a stew locals hold dear.

Picante de Cuy

From Peru, Picante de Cuy is a well-known meat dish.

Tiradito

Thin slices of raw fish in a spicy citrus sauce.

📍 Lima

Anticuchos

Marinated grilled beef-heart skewers off the coals.

📍 Lima

Arroz con Pollo

Green coriander rice cooked with chicken.

📍 Nationwide

Causa

Chilled layered potato terrine with chicken or tuna.

📍 Lima

Chupe de Camarones

Rich river-shrimp chowder with corn, egg and milk.

📍 Arequipa

Papa a la Huancaína

Boiled potatoes under a creamy, spicy cheese sauce.

📍 Lima

Picarones

Squash and sweet-potato doughnuts in cane syrup.

📍 Lima

Shambar

Shambar counts among the traditional food of Peru, a soup locals hold dear.

📍 Trujillo

Aji de Gallina

Creamy, gently spicy shredded-chicken stew over rice.

📍 Lima

Tacu Tacu

Pan-fried patty of leftover rice and beans.

📍 Lima

Tamalito

Hailing from Peru, Tamalito is a much-loved appetizer.

Chalona de Cordero

From Peru, Chalona de Cordero is a well-known cured meat.

Cuy Frito

Rooted in Peru, Cuy Frito is a meat dish enjoyed for generations.

Papa Rellena

Rooted in Peru, Papa Rellena is a snack enjoyed for generations.

Sopa Teóloga

Sopa Teóloga is one of the classic dishes in the bread soup tradition of Peru.