These are a few of my favorite things: the foods of Peru, in pictures

 
Sliced beef tenderloin served with potato and mushroom stools

Sliced beef tenderloin served with potato and mushroom stools

Crayfish and hominy chowder

Crayfish and hominy chowder

Handmade cheese and mushroom empanadas

Handmade cheese and mushroom empanadas

Local fruits plate

Local fruits plate

Guinea Pig: I call it “not for me,” the Peruvians call it a “delicacy”

Guinea Pig: I call it “not for me,” the Peruvians call it a “delicacy”

Lomo Saltado: by far and wide, this was my favorite dish (sliced beef, onion, bell pepper and tomato stir fry served with white rice and French fries ~ a tribute to La Chifa)

Lomo Saltado: by far and wide, this was my favorite dish (sliced beef, onion, bell pepper and tomato stir fry served with white rice and French fries ~ a tribute to La Chifa)

Peruvian woman about to make papaya juice

Peruvian woman about to make papaya juice

Quinoa pancakes: my favorite breakfast

Quinoa pancakes: my favorite breakfast

The Map Cafe's lovely tangerine tart

The Map Cafe's lovely tangerine tart

 

Until we eat again,

Lindsay, The Lunch Belle