Peruvian Food Research

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Peruvian cuisine, also known as Comida Criolla, is extremely varied in colors, flavors, and textures. It has been regarded as one of the world’s finest. Rice, potatoes, chicken, pork, peppers, and fish are the primary ingredients used in Peruvian foods. Some popular Peruvian dishes and beverages are: Ceviche, marinated fish; Cuy, grilled or fried guinea pig; and Pisco Sour, a citrus alcoholic beverage. Fish is eaten everywhere along the coast, as well as in the Amazon, because it is cheap and plentiful. The people in the highlands eat more pork, beef, and chicken than their coastal neighbors. Regardless of where one is eating in Peru, the food is sure to be flavorful, unique, and delicious. Ceviche is raw fish, usually sea bass or mixed …show more content…

Every restaurant and household has its own variation. Many Peruvians eat soups and stews for breakfast, as well as lunch and dinner. Soups and stews are often made with leftovers, as well as any crop foods that are plentiful and in season. Ají de gallina is a creamy stew consisting of chicken, vegetables, and a spicy sauce. It is sometimes thickened with de-crusted white bread. The chicken is shredded and cooked with milk, yellow ají peppers, onions, chilies, garlic, walnuts, and parmesan cheese. The ají pepper, which has a color similar to Tweety Bird, gives the dish both it name and color. Ají de gallina is usually served over either boiled potatoes or rice. It is a favorite of both locals and tourists. Cau Cau is a tripe stew with diced potatoes. Pre-cooked strips of tripe are cooked with onions, yellow chilies, garlic, and potatoes. The stew is sprinkled with chopped mint or hierbabuena before being served. It is usually served over rice. Other variations of Cau Cau include mussels, fish, and chicken. Carapulcha is a stew of pork, chicken, or steak, with dried and diced potatoes, onions, various chilies, cumin, cilantro, cloves, and peanuts. It is usually served with rice. Carapulcha has been found on Peruvian menus longer than most other …show more content…

Mashed potatoes are molded around a meat mixture and fried. The meat mixture consists of ground beef, onions, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, paprika, boiled eggs, black olives, and other spices, which is then stir-fried before being stuffed inside the potatoes. Papa Rellena is a popular dish that is convenient for people that are on-the-go. Rocoto Relleno are stuffed rocoto peppers. The whole peppers are stuffed with a mixture of spiced and sautéed ground beef, onions, hard-boiled eggs, peanuts, and olives. A raw rocoto pepper is at least ten times spicier than a raw jalapeño. The peppers are boiled before being stuffed to reduce the heat. The stuffed pepper is topped with melted white cheese, and baked. Pollo a la Brasa, also known as Peruvian chicken, is marinated chicken grilled in an oven. In the past, cooks would only season the meat with salt before cooking it in charcoal. Today, Pollo a la Brasa is marinated with a vinegar, dark beer, soy sauce, salt, pepper, chili, rosemary, cumin, and paprika mixture. This dish is one of the most widely consumed dishes in the country. Alpaca is a common dish in the Andean highlands. The meat is similar to buffalo and other grass-fed meats; it is gamier than beef and very lean. It is often made into jerky, which originated in

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