Pachamanca: This is a typical dish

from the desert. consists of lamb,

pork, meat, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
and a tamale

Anticuchos: marinated grilled beef Peruvian Food

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Name:
Rocoto relleno: Typical dish with
meat, onions, peanuts, milk and eggs, Ariana Acosta
everything baked inside of the
Area:
delicious rocoto, with potatoes and
cheese. English
Grade:
5th
Teacher:
Yovanna Lizano
Level:
Primary

2018
 Peruvian Food
Peru is famous throughout South
America for its food. As a major
fishing nation, fish is abundant and
prepared with imagination.
The primary ingredients found in
nearly every Peruvian dish are: rice,
potatoes, chicken, pork, lamb and
fish.
Most of these meals include one of the
differents kinds of aji, or Peruvian
hot pepper, which mainly are: yellow
aji pepper, red aji pepper, red rocoto
pepper.
The Chicken, pork and lamb were
introduced to Peru 500 years ago, when
Spaniards came to America.
Following are some of the dishes that
can found in Peru:
*Comida Marina:
Anything with fish is a great bet.
Ceviche is the most famous. Peruvians
"cook" fine white a cod in lemon juice,
serve it chunky with onions and spices.
Ceviche: Fish or mixed shrimp with
lemon. The seafood is cut into small
pieces and then mixed with lemon juice
and left to sit for 1hr. Next, it is
with onions, celery, cilantro, salt
and black pepper.
Parihuela: Fish, Shrimp, crabs,
mussels and octopus, served with yuca
and rice.
*Comida Criolla:
this is term for the traditional
Peruvian Dishes. Aji de gallina (spicy
chicken stew), lomo saltado (stir-fry
beef), chupe (fish stew), anticuchos
(marinated beef heart).
aji de gallina: shredded chicken in a
spiced milk sauce
Carapulcra: it is made from dried and
diced potatoes with pork, steak and
rice.
Adobo de cerdo: Pork sauce, served
with white rice.
Papa a la huancaina: potatoes served
with a special spicy sauce, lettuce and
eggs.