Peruvian Cousine

                                                        Cebiche and Pisco Sour

The site I chose is only a sample of the many Peruvian restaurants around the world. In this case in Las Vegas; Mi Peru Restaurant (URL: www.miperugrill.com) doesn’t show all the variety of the food but I think they offer the most popular dishes. I only wanted to add a contribution to the list of restaurants in Las Vegas Wiki however, I would like to make a comment about our delicious foods: Peruvian cuisine is not only the traditional dish: “Ceviche”, and the very popular drink: “Pisco Sour” (I’ll tell you later how to prepare both of them), the Peruvian food scene offers so much more. Influenced from their regions: the coast, the mountains, and the jungle, and from overseas flavors (Europe, Japan and China), Peruvian cuisine is the best in Latin America. Just for that Peruvians are understandably proud of their food.

During our imaginary tour about our vast culinary experience I expect people understand why the Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the most diverse and most famous in the world. One of the reason we have a lot of food’s variety is because the selection of food is huge, and all of it is so fresh and delicious and you can find it out in all the super markets and small markets.

Peruvian food has a lot of flavor, and some dishes are spicy, their dishes usually are sided by rice or potatoes. Oh! I forgot you don’t need to expend a lot of money to eat, there are affordable restaurants, of course there are very expensive bistros too.

Well, let me share the recipes of two famous foods, and always remember you can enjoy our cuisine in any Peruvian restaurant around the world. By the way, I got these recipes through the internet. You can get the ingredients on several Latin Markets.

Ceviche: Traditional Peruvian ceviche features raw fish that is citrus-cooked by marinating in Peruvian lime juice, raw onions, and chili. It is usually accompanied by some corn (on or off the cob) and a slice of sweet potato whose sweet starch provides almost perfect balance to the acidity of the leche de tigre, the ceviche marinade. For greater variety, try ceviche mixto which throws in octopus, shrimp and other shellfish. You will also likely be served an appetizer or side of canchas, large toasted, salted corn kernels.

Pisco Sour: The cocktail that grows on you. Get your fill of the traditional pisco sour, a cocktail made with Peruvian pisco liquor and lime juice with a layer of beaten egg whites on top. After having done that, try some other flavors, including the one made with maracuya (passion fruit). When well-made, it’s incredible.