A Typical Peruvian Dinner: From Ceviche to Lomo Saltado

Sample Dinner Menu

Appetizer

• Causa Rellena – Layered potato cake filled with chicken or tuna salad, avocado, and mayo.

Main Courses

• Lomo Saltado – Stir‑fried beef tenderloin with onions, tomatoes, aji amarillo, and French fries, served with rice.
• Ají de Gallina – Shredded chicken in a creamy, spicy walnut‑cheese sauce with yellow pepper.
• Pollo a la Brasa – Rotisserie chicken marinated in cumin, garlic, and soy, served with fries and salad.

Side Dishes

• Arroz con Pollo – Chicken and rice with peas, carrots, and cilantro.
• Papa a la Huancaína – Boiled potatoes smothered in a spicy cheese‑pepper sauce.
• Yuca Frita – Crispy fried cassava root.

Dessert

• Suspiro a la Limeña – Sweet milk custard topped with port‑wine meringue and cinnamon.
• Picarones – Sweet‑potato and squash doughnuts drizzled with chancaca syrup.
• Alfajores – Shortbread cookies sandwiched with manjar blanco (dulce de leche).

Peruvian cuisine blends indigenous, Spanish, African, Chinese, and Japanese influences, making every meal a celebration of diversity.