Peruvian Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Peruvian Dishes

Antojitos (Appetizers & Snacks)

• Chifles (Plantain chips)

Soups & Stews

• Chupe de Camarones (Shrimp chowder)
• Locro (Potato-cheese soup)
• Parihuela (Seafood soup)

Salads

• Ensalada de Quinoa (Quinoa salad)

Poultry

• Aji de Gallina (Chicken in a yellow pepper sauce)
• Anticuchos de Corazon (Skewered chicken hearts)
• Arroz con Pato (Peruvian duck with rice)
• Pollo al Ajo (Garlic chicken)

Meats

• Adobo de Cerdo (Marinated pork in sauce)
• Carapulcra (Beef, pork & potatoes with rice)
• Chancho Adobado (Adobo pork)
• Lomo Saltado (Marinated, sautéed strips of beef)
• Pachamanca (Andean mountain meal cooked in an open pit)
• Rocoto Relleno (Pepper stuffed with meat, potatoes & cheese)
• Seco de Frijoles (Lamb & beans in a green sauce)

Fish & Seafood

• Arroz con Camarones (Shrimp & rice)
• Cau Cau de Atún (Tuna with mint & cumin over rice)
• Ceviche (Citrus-marinated seafood)

Vegetables & Beans

• Causa Limeña (Stuffed mashed potatoes)
• Ocopa Arequipeña (Potatoes in a cheese-nut sauce)
• Papas a la Huancaína (Potatoes with chile-cheese sauce)
• Rocotos Rellenos (Stuffed peppers)

Breads & Grains

• Humitas (Incan tamales)

Sauces, Condiments & Oils

• Aceite de Achiote (Annatto oil)

Desserts

• Arroz con Leche (Rice pudding)
• Natillas (Caramel spread; see Dulce de Leche recipe)

Beverages

• Chicha de Jora (Fermented corn beverage)
• Chicha Morada (Blue corn beverage)
• Pisco Sour (Brandy cocktail)