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The Peruvian-style chicken and yellow pepper sauce looks really nice - might give that a go!

As an english girl living in Peru it's exciting to see the amazing food I get to enjoy here making its way over to the UK... It's just a shame it seems to be top-end restaurants that get opened; as here the 'menu' (pronounced: menoo) costs between 5-10 soles (£1.25-£2.50) for soup, a massive plate of food, a small dessert and juice! That could go down well in these dark days of economic struggles....

Just checked out one of the recipes... the aji de gallina...yum yum! However, if you want to make it more authentic, it is always served here with rice AND sliced boiled potatoes, PLUS the all important half a boiled egg and one olive! Enjoy!

OK - so when is someone going to mention "cuy", or are we Brits too squeemish for the thought of very traditional Peruvian roast guinea pig?
From my 3 months in Peru I have to say that it's strangely delicious if you can get over your childhood memories - tastes just like chicken

I enjoyed llama soltado, pisco sours, tacu tacu, stuffed potato balls. It was very tasty food. I did find my ipod app very helpful so i avoided anything i didnt know, i have my cookbook from Peru now, so want to try and cook them

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don't forget the classic Peruvian wedding dish guinea pig

I was in Peru last year with my wife and we really struggled to find good food. We stayed with a family for a week and spent another fortnight travelling and, with the odd exception, found the cuisine to be bland and badly executed. Admittedly, we didn't eat much in Lima, where the food is supposed to be better, and cerviche was a revelation, but on the whole we quickly realised how spoilt we are in the UK with our variety and standard of multi-cultural and interesting food. You can see what I thought of it here:

I'm surprised to hear you found peruvian food badly-executed, ronfluff - if there's one thing I definitely think about Peruvian food it's that people know exactly how to cook each constituent part of the meal - whether it's rice, individual vegetables, or meat. So if you're eating a tasty lomo saltado (like this: then each part of it will be cooked perfectly! It's the same kind of attention to detail that you get in East Asian cuisine, although I suppose it does mean that if you don't like the 'right' way to cook something then you're unlikely to find anywhere that _does_ cook it to your taste.

Ronfluff, my friend, please don't advice people since your comments are totally misleading. First at all, you DON'T eat ceviche in Puno. If you guys are planning to try a good ceviche please try to do this across the coast not in the middle of the Andes. Also, if you are planning to spend $2 or $4 dollares for a Ceviche, please don't try it at 5-10 soles (£1.25-£2.50), I don't know where Sharon went but an average Ceviche in a restaurant in Lima cost bewtween $25 and $50 soles. For that price you will try an amazing ceviche probably at the "Embarcadero 41", "La Isla Escondida" or "EL punto Azul". Those are places were an average peruvian family goes to eat a good ceviche. Of course, there are hundreds of them. Now, if you are willing to spend more than $50 soles =£12.50, then you ca go to "La Costa Verde" or "La Mar". All these places have websites where you can take a look at the menu. Anyways, as a peruvian, PLEASE DO NOT eat ceviche in Puno or spend less than £8 for a regular ceviche. Lima is full of good restaurant but they are far from beeing super cheap, they are affordable but not cheap. Please eat properly in Lima, you will not regreat it.

Peruvian food has been quite the buzz in Los Angeles for several years now.... we have seen a number of family owned restaurants open in several different areas around the city and some fusion/upscale ones have had really good success. One of Peru's most famous chef's (Gaston Acurio) has opened a "cevicheria" in San Francisco and has done quite well. I have exposed many people to Peruvian food and have never had anyone not love it. It is quite the multi ethnic food and the lomo saltado is divine! Everyone should try it at least once!

Van, I absolutely take your point about where to eat cerviche. Unfortunately, we'd missed the opportunity in Lima. I'll have to go back! I still stand by my assessment of what we experienced elsewhere with Peruvian food though (except some outstanding soupas). I must stress that this was just our experience and we did spend much of the time in the Andes where tourist restaurants probably gave the cuisine a bad name (not to mention some dodgy stomaches!) I'd be very happy to return to Peru and be shown where to eat. Anyone want to take me?!

Peruvian cousine is something that only native of the country can understand what is all about. Peruvian cousine is made from scratch, from fresh produce. You eat what is cooked on the day and when is finished is finished because Peruvian cousine takes time to make it. It doesn't take you 5 minutes, it takes you the whole morning to taste all those beautiful dishes! So next time you go to Peru just do your research before hand as you can miss the wonder of its cousine, as you already did. You can read a bit more about Peruvian cousine in this website . I will recommend another one but you must know spanish, here it is anyway, take a look or you can take a look at this one too but again spanish is required Enjoy!!!!

Paddington Bear was a great beleiver in marmalade sandwiches. I think I'll start with them.

Wonderful article about Peruvian Food. Peruvian cuisine is something that even as an American, I am passionate about! There is such rich history, incredible flavors, and vast diversity of foods, agriculture and people making the dishes. I enjoy sharing about the foods and flavors of Peru here at: -- Provecho!

We absolutely loved the food in Peru when we travelled there! We had incredible Ceviche and Sushi in Lima, and yes we tried the Cuy (Guinea Pig) twice! Once in Cusco and once in Puno (we had two very different experiences of it!). You can see some photos of our guinea pig and ceviche at . As you can see, guinea pig is not for the faint hearted from our experience!

Fantastic article!!

Living in Peru for many years I decided to give a try to the few Peruvian restaurants that offer Peruvian cuisine in London. I have been to Tierra Peru Restaurant and they offer a menu different to Ceviche. Both are fantastic. Tierra Peru offers a variety of dishes from the coast, the Andes, and the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. Ceviche offers superb innovative cocktails like Chicha Pisco (blue corn and pisco) and gourmet dishes. Also I found a website ( ) selling some basic Peruvian ingredients difficult to find in the UK, like cancha corn (crunchy snack as side dish in fish ceviche), royal corn (mote for soups), white cheese (for making potatoes with huancaina sauce) and aji panca (panca chili for preparing anticuchos or grilled cow heart brochettes marinated in panca chili). Mmmmm, Yummy!!

Some Peruvian products are now available in supermarkets like Waitrose, you can find the Inka Snacks Roasted Giant Corn and also peruvian beers.
Peruvian flavours are being introduce to the UK market successfully.

Finally a different type of food to get excited about, sounds yummy! Will definitely be trying some Peruvian recipes at my next dinner party. Excellent!

This article ignited my desire to get on a plane to Peru! I am keen to sample and even attempt a few of these recipes......they sound as vibrant as the market stall.
It is good to hear about alternatives to the classic guinea pig dishes too-an inspirational snippet of Peruvian cuisine.

OK, Ladies and Gentleman, let me put this straight, I will give you the opportunity to sample the most delicious Peruvian dishes here in The UK, I will be starting in Bristol with a POP UP PERUVIAN RESTAURANT Copy and paste the link below [Unsuitable/Broken URL removed by Moderator]
for one night only, I want to bring the amazing Peruvian flavours to the UK using local fresh produce, because lets face it, I miss my food, and is nothing like it; even with your multicultural cuisine, that match the beautifully crafted Peruvian food and ....this is for ronfluf if you make it ...I wont charge you

What a beautiful article, I've never been to Peru but after reading this I'm sorely tempted to jump on a plane immediately! The recipes sound simply delicious, adaptable, fresh, exciting and accessible to all levels of culinary expertise, can't wait to give them a go!