Many readers turn to us with questions related to our travels. They want to know more about what's happening in this part of the world and if we can explain different habits and customs. One of the most common questions is about food - what are we eating, what are others eating, how does it taste...the list is endless. And really, who could be better than me to answer questions about eating?
I want to start with a confession though. Something I'm a bit ashamed of. We haven't had ceviche yet, Peru's national dish. And no guinea pig either. We have had some Pisco Sour though, which is Peru's national drink, they even have an official Pisco Sour-day here. I didn't like it too much, it reminded me too much of an unfortunate evening during my high school years (remember the whisky sour Frida??).
What we eat is basically rice and chicken. Since my husband takes great pride in being the only tourist in a reastaurant we often end up in smole hole-in-the-wall joints with a bunch of locals staring at us while we are trying to decipher the menu of the day. The typical menu consists of a soup that up 'til this day we have not been able to understand what sort we will be served. Doesn't matter though, it always turns out to be potatoes, carrots and unidentified, suspicious pieces of meat/chicken/intestines... Sometimes surprisingly tasty. After the soup comes the main course, normally one of the following choices: chicken, fried fish, lomo saltado (some kind of meat hidden undera thick layer of fried onion and tomato) and finally something with a strange name that we have absolutely no idea what it is. Always served with rice, sometimes also with fries. To this the one and only drink is of course Inca Kola. Sometimes you get lucky with your order, sometimes less so. One thing that never disappoints though is the price - together with a drink the check is normally 8 soles (approx 2 USD).
Another staple in our food circle is the quarter of a grilled chicken served with french fries, tiny salad and sometimes a drink for 5-7 soles (1,5-2 USD). This can be found at a multitude of Pollerias everywhere in Peru.
I want to start with a confession though. Something I'm a bit ashamed of. We haven't had ceviche yet, Peru's national dish. And no guinea pig either. We have had some Pisco Sour though, which is Peru's national drink, they even have an official Pisco Sour-day here. I didn't like it too much, it reminded me too much of an unfortunate evening during my high school years (remember the whisky sour Frida??).
What we eat is basically rice and chicken. Since my husband takes great pride in being the only tourist in a reastaurant we often end up in smole hole-in-the-wall joints with a bunch of locals staring at us while we are trying to decipher the menu of the day. The typical menu consists of a soup that up 'til this day we have not been able to understand what sort we will be served. Doesn't matter though, it always turns out to be potatoes, carrots and unidentified, suspicious pieces of meat/chicken/intestines... Sometimes surprisingly tasty. After the soup comes the main course, normally one of the following choices: chicken, fried fish, lomo saltado (some kind of meat hidden undera thick layer of fried onion and tomato) and finally something with a strange name that we have absolutely no idea what it is. Always served with rice, sometimes also with fries. To this the one and only drink is of course Inca Kola. Sometimes you get lucky with your order, sometimes less so. One thing that never disappoints though is the price - together with a drink the check is normally 8 soles (approx 2 USD).
Another staple in our food circle is the quarter of a grilled chicken served with french fries, tiny salad and sometimes a drink for 5-7 soles (1,5-2 USD). This can be found at a multitude of Pollerias everywhere in Peru.
Yarden at a Polleria
The third cheap option is to go to a Chifa, a chinese restaurant. They serve pretty much the same food as in the other restaurants but it has more chinese sounding names.
Logical menu - first you eat, then you pay!
Then of course, sometimes one of us says - I don't know about you but I'm on my honeymoon - and then we end up having alpaca steak and some wine, or a coffee and a sandwich for three times the price of an ordinary meal. But it is nice!
Funny people...
No, there will be no eating of dog on this trip!
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