This document summarizes gastronomy in Lima, Peru. It describes typical Peruvian dishes like ceviche, lomo saltado, and causas rellenas. It also mentions popular drinks such as pisco sour and chicha morada. Notable fruits that are highlights of Peruvian cuisine include limon and chirimoya. The document concludes by naming some of Lima's top restaurants, including Maido for Peruvian Japanese fusion, Doña Paulina for sandwiches, Astrid y Gastón for traditional novoandina cooking, and Malabar which explores cuisine from the Amazon region. Street food is also commonly enjoyed, such as papas rellenas sold from

1. GASTRONOMY IN LIMA
On a street corner near Lima’s central
bus station, there’s an old woman selling
simple, utterly delicious papas rellenas
(fried mashed potato stuffed with saucy
ground beef and creamy chili sauce).
Nearby, another cart dishes out crispy
fried pork and sweet potato, and, with
any luck, the ceviche lady will appear on
the block.
At lunch, two-course specials that range
the gastronomic length and breadth of
the country will cost you less than a posh
coffee in the states, and your taxi driver is
more likely to strike up a conversation
about food than football or politics.

2. TYPICAL DISHES
CEVICHE
It’s easy to see why this
dish drove the Peruvian
food in the U.S. Sushi-grade
fish, citrus juice,
fresh herbs, and chili
peppers are the basic
ingredients, but chefs in
Lima have gotten rather
creative with it.

3. TYPICAL DISHES
Lomo Saltado
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Yet another dish with Asian influence, lomo saltado is part of the chifa or Chinese-
Peruvian cooking tradition, which has become a mainstay in Lima. Strips of beef are
marinated in vinegar, soy sauce and spices, then sautéed with chilies, onions and
tomatoes, and served with thick-cut fried potatoes. Consider it the ultimate hangover cure
after you’ve downed a couple Pisco Sours too many, which is far too easy to do.

4. TYPICAL DISHES
Causa Rellena

5. TYPICAL DRINKS
PISCO SOUR

6. CHICHA MORADA

7. TYPICAL FRUITS
Limón
The Peruvian lime is only
around 3 to 4 cm, has a yellow
to dark green skin and a light
green inside. The key lime
might be the closest lime variety
to the Limon Peruano. But the
Peruvian Lime is highly acidic,
extremely sour and has an
incomparable, distinct and
strong flavor.

8. TYPICAL FRUITS
Chirimoya
Chirimoya or Cherimoya, in
English also known as Custard
Apples, are native to the Andean
highlands of Peru. The Chirimoya
looks like no other fruit; it’s heart-shaped
with rough-textured but
thin skin which varies from a
yellow-green to a dark green.

9. LIMA’S TOP RESTAURANTS
MAido
Mitsuharu Tsumura is the
king of Peruvian Japanese
fusion cuisine and Maido’s
tasting menu, The Third
Reality, is its perfect
execution. Think a ceviche
with tobiko (flying fish roe)
or local scallops with a maka
sauce and fukujinzake
pickles.

10. LIMA’S TOP RESTAURANTS
Doña Paulina
We take our daily bread
seriously in Peru, and
sandwiches piled with crispy
pork, sweet potato and lime
pickled red onion are
among the world's best. The
so-called sanguche de
chicharron is the stuff of
breakfast legends and Doña
Paulina is an icon in the
game.

11. LIMA’S TOP RESTAURANTS
Astrid y Gastón
Now one of the older outposts of novoandina cooking in Lima,
Gastón Acurio’s French-influenced standard-bearer remains a
culinary force to be reckoned with. His seasonal menu is equipped
with traditional Peruvian fare.

12. LIMA’S TOP RESTAURANTS
Malabar
Pedro Miguel Schiaffino is an explorer, bringing the tastiest
bits from unknown regions to the table. His specialty though,
is the Amazon, which he knows better than any other city chef
and uses this knowledge to inspire, surprise and generally
make things taste great.

13. LIMA’S TOP RESTAURANTS
Central
On a street corner near Lima’s
central bus station, there’s an old
woman selling simple, utterly
delicious papas rellenas (fried
mashed potato stuffed with saucy
ground beef and creamy chili
sauce). Nearby, another cart
dishes out crispy fried pork and
sweet potato, and, with any luck,
the ceviche lady will appear on
the block.