Peru: Recipes and Cuisine

Peruvian cuisine is a unique mix of ancient Incan roots, Spanish foods, French methods and even Chinese immigrant dishes. The potato was first cultivated here and is still much beloved in its hundreds of varieties. Corn and quinoa form a further starchy foundation for meals. The ají pepper adds spice and color to many dishes. Fish and seafood is abundant along the coast where ceviche is especially popular.

Typical Peruvian Dishes

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A list of typical Peruvian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Peruvian-style meal, party or festival.

Antojitos (Appetizers and Snacks)

Chifles (Plantain chips)

Soups and 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 and 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 and cheese)
Seco de Frijoles (Lamb and beans in a green sauce)

Fish and Seafood

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

Vegetables and 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 and Grains

Humitas (Incan tamales)

Sauces, Condiments and Oils

Aceite de Achiote (Annatto oil)

Desserts

Arroz con Leche (Rice pudding)
Natillas (Caramel spread)

Beverages

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

Peruvian Recipes

Try these recipes from Peru.

Causa Rellena

(Peruvian layered potato dish)

Alfajores

(South American dulce de leche sandwich cookies)

Cancha

(Ecuadorian, Peruvian toasted corn snack)

Papa a la Huancaína

(Peruvian potatoes with chile-cheese sauce)

Locro

(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Lomo Saltado

(Peruvian beef and potato stir fry)

Ceviche

(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)

Ají de Gallina

(Peruvian spicy chicken in a creamy yellow pepper sauce)

Carapulcra

(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Chupe de Camarones

(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Arroz con Pato

(Peruvian duck with rice)

Pisco Sour

(Chilean-Peruvian brandy cocktail)

Manjar Blanco

(Bolivian, Chilean, Peruvian caramel spread; see Dulce de Leche recipe)

Patacones

(Latin American fried plantains; see Tostones recipe)

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