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Dishes from Lima
12 total
Ceviche
Fresh raw fish "cooked" in lime juice with red onion, ají chilli and coriander, served with sweet potato and corn.
Pollo a la Brasa
Marinated rotisserie chicken with green aji sauce.
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.
Lomo Saltado
Stir-fried beef with onions and tomato, served over fries and rice.
Tiradito
Thin slices of raw fish in a spicy citrus sauce.
Anticuchos
Marinated grilled beef-heart skewers off the coals.
Causa
Chilled layered potato terrine with chicken or tuna.
Papa a la Huancaína
Boiled potatoes under a creamy, spicy cheese sauce.
Picarones
Squash and sweet-potato doughnuts in cane syrup.
Aji de Gallina
Creamy, gently spicy shredded-chicken stew over rice.
Tacu Tacu
Pan-fried patty of leftover rice and beans.
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.