It isn't something I would have associated with a South American country before I came, but the Peruvians make a really good sandwich. Our first meal in Peru was a sandwich, at the popular sandwich joint 'La Lucha' in the Miraflores district of Lima. After working out how to order, the next problem was working out what was in each sandwich. A common theme of our South American adventure was that despite sharing a common language (other than Brazil that is) the words for different food changed wherever you were. For example lomo in Argentina would mean a fillet steak, in Peru it was used to refer to all beef.
The sandwiches generally were served in a basket, cut in two and we're often accompanied by chips. They were always big and packed with filling. 'La Lucha' also did a great selection of juices, from the familiar to Amazonian fruit we don't have an English word for.
Another great sandwich place we ate at was 'Juanitos' in Cusco. Again the generous sandwiches came in a basket. Here we tried the local specialty of chicherron, fried pork belly, in our sandwiches. It didn't disappoint.
We had 'chicha morada' with our sandwiches at Juanitos, which is a sweet drink made of purple corn, which tastes much better than it sounds!
So, whilst Peru definitely had the most varied and impressive cuisine of all of the SA countries we went to, if you go don't forget the lowly sandwich, or you'll miss out.
Tom
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