Food of Peru

Seafood

Ceviche

Fresh raw fish "cooked" in lime juice with red onion, ají chilli and coriander, served with sweet potato and corn.

Peru · Lima

Meat & Grills

Pollo a la Brasa

Marinated rotisserie chicken with green aji sauce.

Peru · Lima

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Seafood

Ceviche de Pulpo

A coastal Peruvian ceviche of tender poached octopus marinated briefly in fresh lime with red onion, ají limo or rocoto, cilantro and a slick of the octopus cooking liquor, served cold with choclo and sweet potato.

Peru · Peru (Lima, Callao, Ancash, Ica, northern coast - Lima, Callao, Chimbote, Pisco, Huanchaco, Trujillo)

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Meat & Grills

Picante de Cuy

Picante de cuy is a spicy Peruvian stew of guinea pig, simmered with ají chillies, garlic and peanuts and served with potatoes.

Peru · Nationwide

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Meat & Grills

Rocoto Relleno

Rocoto relleno is a Peruvian dish of a spicy rocoto pepper stuffed with seasoned beef, topped with cheese and baked.

Peru · Arequipa

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Meat & Grills

Cuy Frito

Cuy Frito is Peru's classic spit-roasted or pan-fried guinea pig, marinated in cumin and huacatay and served whole with potatoes and ají.

Peru · Andean highlands (Junín, Huancavelica, Cusco, Cajamarca, Ayacucho) + Lima Andean restaurants