I had figured Guinea Pig might be a little hard to come by in SF. Never pegged Peru for much of a seafood state but hey. Therefore the question has to be - "Was it any good?"
@tulensrma I didn't realise the ceviche was so common in Peru. We have a very similar dish down here in the S.Pacific where the fish is normally cooked by lime juice - and then we had coconut cream, finely chopped vege (like red capsicum, sping onion etc) and finally a decent helping of finely chopped chilli. Mmmmmmm
Ceviche is actually from Perú... There's an extremely fish-rich current along their coast, where 22% of the world's fish supply comes from, and historically this current led to the development of ancient fishing/farming culture.
What a useful thread, great to learn all those snippets. For the record, the appetizer was indeed ceviche and the restaurant was Limon on 16th and Valencia.
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So what, pray tell, does Peruvian cuisine consist of?
2 years ago by barneyc
Guinea pig and potatoes
2 years ago by tulensrma
Is the Peruvian a style of cooking? Your guest? Or maybe you are turning cannibal - LOL
2 years ago by Philhellene
They had these special appetizers ours had seafood, forget what they were called
2 years ago by jyri
I had figured Guinea Pig might be a little hard to come by in SF. Never pegged Peru for much of a seafood state but hey. Therefore the question has to be - "Was it any good?"
2 years ago by barneyc
Coastal Peru has a rich seafood cuisine. The most well-known dish is the ceviche, a spicy soup in which the fish is raw but cooked in lime juice.
2 years ago by tulensrma
Just to clarify, I wasn't part of Jyri's dinner party - it's just that my wife's Peruvian so I'm quite familiar with Peruvian food. :)
2 years ago by tulensrma
@tulensrma I didn't realise the ceviche was so common in Peru. We have a very similar dish down here in the S.Pacific where the fish is normally cooked by lime juice - and then we had coconut cream, finely chopped vege (like red capsicum, sping onion etc) and finally a decent helping of finely chopped chilli. Mmmmmmm
2 years ago by barneyc
Ceviche is actually from Perú... There's an extremely fish-rich current along their coast, where 22% of the world's fish supply comes from, and historically this current led to the development of ancient fishing/farming culture.
2 years ago by andrea
I love learning stuff unexpectedly. Thanks folks.
2 years ago by Philhellene
Well I reckon a good hunt through the phone book to see if we have any Peruvian restaurants here in NZ might just be needed then.
2 years ago by barneyc
What a useful thread, great to learn all those snippets. For the record, the appetizer was indeed ceviche and the restaurant was Limon on 16th and Valencia.
2 years ago by jyri
peruvian food rocks and this is not just because im from peru.. lol check out lima's taste in the west village NYC
1 year, 12 months ago by samgonzales