🇺🇸 I fry Guinea pig in Kansas every week! I farm my Guinea pigs. Felt weird the first time, but the third time ... is great. I didn't like sushi the first few times. Also farm rabbits, chickens! 🇺🇸
El verdadero lomo saltado y otros más, el que ustedes comieron lamentablemente no es el lomo saltado que los peruanos estamos acostumbrados, no sé en qué restaurantes probaron esos platos, pero les aconsejo que visiten los huariques, precio cómodo y verdadera comida casera peruana.
Ahora que deleitaron sus paladares con una gastronomía tan maravillosa ya pueden ser felices. A veces la comida sosa marca el gusto fuertemente, por eso cuando se prueba la exquisitez y el paraíso del sabor, el impacto es difícil de asimilar de buenas a primeras. Qué tremenda suerte tuvieron de conocer el maravilloso Perú. Experiencia inolvidable.
Thanks for visiting us! 😃 For the next travel in Peru you should visit the north cost (north cost of Peru is the origin of Ceviche dish) in sides like Chan Chan (an old city similar to Atlantida because everything there are monuments of the sea 🌊), Lord of Sipan (Richest tomb in America), Kuelap (an old city similar to Machu Picchu), Gocta waterfall, the Amazon Rainforest and Amazon River, and tropical beaches as Máncora, Cabo Blanco (Ernest Hemingway called this beach "Fishing Land" and this place was inspired to write his novel "The Old Man and the Sea"), Punta Sal and Sechura desert 🏜 where there are a lot Flamencos, the Lake Titicaca and the most beautiful train in the Andes called Belmont that connect Cusco - Puno - Arequipa, Caral (oldest city in America), Callao (In islands of Callao 🏝 there are penguins 🐧), Huayco (important side where rescate birds like Condors and Harpy Eagles 🦅) and UNMSM in Lima (oldest University in America).
Goodness there are so many amazing suggestions in this comment! It sounds like you may have just made our next Peru itinerary for us - thank you! It is such a wonderful and rich country. Two months was nowhere near enough time! Thank you for the wonderful comment!
The lama 🦙scale was awesome. Most people that travel to Peru stay for only 4 days or a week, but it seems that you have stayed at least 4 weeks to make such an informative and fun video of Peruvian cuisine. You are right, there are gastronomical tours. People from Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia fly to Lima for gastronomic tours. I hope that in your next trip to Peru you can come to eat at Central and Maido, some of the best restaurants in the world. You might also want to explore regional cuisines from the north coast of Peru, Arequipa or food from the Amazon region.
Thank you so much for the compliments and the suggestions! We were lucky enough to spend 2 months in Peru but still have so much of the country to see, so we will definitely be back!
Love the favorites list with the lama🦙 scale! Sometimes getting your head around cuisine that isn't traditional to your home can be hard, but great job stepping out of your comfort zone to try those dishes. I really like seeing the initial reaction as you guys try something but also the information about the dish. It would be a longer video but a compilation of the favorite, most unforgettable, or top dishes in this format from each area you visited would be rather fantastic.
Thank you so much for the comment and for the suggestion! I think you are right - a video sharing our favourite food from each country would be pretty cool! We already have some good idea about what we would choose from each place!
Me parecen los youtubers más sinceros sobre comida peruana, los felicito, no a todos les gusta el ceviche como a mi que soy peruano, pero es verdad la comida peruana es muy variada y encuentras platos diferentes y nuevos sabores en cada destino, por ejemplo yo vivo en la selva peruana (Iquitos) y aquí amamos y veneramos platos poco difundidos como la patarascha, el motelo (tortuga) al kión, el picadillo de paiche, picadillo de carne del monte (mamíferos silvestres), el inchicapi, la zarapatera de tortuga, el caldo de carachama, el Chapo, el mazato, y una cantidad de etcéteras, sin.mencionar el tacacho con cecina que se conoce en todo Perú, pero de verdad ni nosotros como peruanos terminamos de comer y conocer toda la variedad de comida que tenemos, para eso tenemos que viajar mucho, pero ustedes comieron lo más conocido y tradicional, cuyo sabor varía en cada lugar, depende el cocinero y de los ingredientes, me alegra que les haya gustado, espero vuelvan a seguir comiendo el Perú, y lo que en realidad hace exquisita nuestra comida es el amor que le pone la gente al cocinar, así que en Perú siempre comerán delicioso porque el peruano comparte su cultura con todo el amor del mundo, saludos.
Sorry guys but probably you got the wrong place for Anticuchos. It's not supposed to be "chewy" it may be roasted and crunchy. Some restaurants serve big pieces of the heart and that's the problem. Actually it's a street food and there is where the experience is totally different than try it in a restaurant. For me is a 4.5 for sure and not really expensive
Excelente video 👏🏽😘gracias por su apreciación y buenos comentarios esperemos q puedan venir de nuevo a Perú sería increíble q visiten la amazonia peruana
You know guys, if you count the total of main dishes at Perú, the total of soups and the total of desserts you wild have a total of around 3500 traditional dishes. This means if you eat just one peruvian recipe at day, you will take around 10 years to try them all. Thats why I think a 10 top is kind unfair here. Just to mention 4 of them I wished you tried other recipes as the PARIHUELA, the COSTILLAR DORADO AREQUIPEÑO, the TACU TACU,and maybe one of the older ones the PACHAMANCA (this one is traditionally cooked under the floor with heated rocks).
So interesting! Yes we had a guide who said he would have it every year for his birthday as it was his favourite. We loved learning about how it's important in the culture. Thanks for sharing!
Short answer yes. Its freaking amazing. I spent 1 year total in peru and eaten all over the country and many pueblitos in the sierras. The food is astounding, venture to the places locals go. Go north beaches like Piura, go to the jungle like Iquitos, go to the sierras like Churin or Urubamba, even go to Pozuzo for German food!. Its really insane and im a Portland native and apparently the food here is really good? But aint nada compared to some ceviche over a sunset in Barranco!!! Btw i ate at most those chifa spots you showed pics of 😂 peru is the REAL deal.... just go and get it.
great video, happy to see you guys tried cuy and anticuchos which foreigners don’t usually try 😂😂😂, all those foods are good but my favorites I would say is the criolla food, more elaborated food which is not well know as ceviche or lomo saltado but definitely delicious, did you guys tried lucuma fruit in ice cream or milkshakes?!!
Ah yes, criolla! We remember seeing that as as category of food in the restaurant where we got the cuy. A woman at a nearby table ordered it and there was SO much food! I think it could have fed three people 😂 And yes, we tried lucuma ice cream thank to your suggestion!! We absolutely loved it. We got it with my (Nicole's) parents in Cusco and they also loved it. Thank you so much for the great suggestion!
You do not know what you are talking about, the best food in the world is in Peru and the Peruvians do not say it, the experts say it, the great chefs of the world.
En el Peru, "hay huariques y hay huariques" ósea, hay unos que no necesariamente son caros y son realmente manjares y otros que no necesariamente caros y sean de 10 puntos, sino por el contrario de 5 puntos máximo. (Que no saben cocinar bien los platos) en los personal de 10 restaurante 1 no puede colmar tus expectativas :), Saludos desde el primer puerto del Perú, Callao. In Peru, "there are huariques and there are huariques" that is, there are some that are not necessarily expensive and are really delicacies and others that are not necessarily expensive and are 10 points, but on the contrary, a maximum of 5 points. (That they do not know how to cook the dishes well) in the staff of 10 restaurants 1 cannot meet your expectations :), Greetings from the first port of Peru, Callao.
@Nichol and Mico, so you have been to Colombia and Peru only? Of the South American countries that is. I can't find any other videos of SA. Anyway guy's, Llama or Llamingo is pronounced Ya-Ma Yama Yamingo, Lama is what your pronouncing and it means "lick". It's not difficult to pronouncing or remember.
Hey there! We also visited Aegentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador! We have a Playlist called South America Travel Vlogs if you want to see them all 😊 Thank you for the tips on pronunciation!
El cuy SI es un plato típico del Perú, y de hecho es uno de los más antiguos. El cuy se consume desde el tiempo de los incas y sus antecesores, por eso es común en los Andes. Por favor no le hagan caso a comentarios casi racistas negando esto por qué disque no se come en todo el Perú, lo mismo pasa con otros platos típicos de la Selva y no por ello dejan de ser nuestra cultura.
Cuy is probably the most continuous of the popular dishes in Peru. A lot of its appeal is how different eating it is. I dont hate it, but fried chicken is a lot better imho.
You guys missed out vegan/vegetarian food options. I am visiting peru end of this year and trying to find cuisines that are vegetarian friendly but finding it hard to find them. Did you guys find dish catering to vegans/vegetarians?
I am Peruvian living in the USA for 40 years. I am also vegan. I have “translated” many Peruvian dishes and turned them into a vegan version (“Lomo” Saltado using portabella mushrooms). Anyhow, there are many vegan restaurants in Lima and other cities. Check it out!
@@elena_a-2023 Yeah but the fun places of peru are not in lima. I love puno, arequipa. i would like to go to amazonia and northern cities liked cajamarca. But my worry is about food.
can you eat raw veggies and salads and ice in drinks in Peru or Cusco or only in nicer restaurants. Don't want stomach issues. How about places like San Pedro Mkts ? I know normal travellers rules, just don't know how it is in Peru esp in a place that uses lots of mayonaise for sauces.
Let me correct you guys Cuy or guinea pig is not a normal dish in peruvian cuisine Its a typical dish from Andes and it was brought to Lima in some restaurants because there is strong inmigration of people from Andes in LIma but definetely its not a dish in peruvians table I never tried, my family neither, my friends neither, we are not planning to try it And its a lie or some local people lied to you because they probably love that dish or they are from Andes and try to promote internationally that dish but again, its not a national dish, Huge numbers of peruvians dislike that dish and easy to prove what i said is you can walk any street in LIma and it wont easy to find a restaurant offering cuy or guinea pig but sure, there are restaurants who offer cuy spreaded in parts of Lima but there are very few Please, do not say its a national dish or its normal dish in peruvians because is not at all. Im sorry but i should make the correction. Cheers
Hey there, thanks for sharing your experience with us. It sounds like your comment is referring to how common cuy is in Lima, specifically. We noticed that it was definitely less popular in Lima and was really only sold at touristy restaurants in Lima, however in the Andes region of Peru we found it to be quite easy to find. Our friends who grew up in the small communities near Cusco told us many stories about how commonly they ate cuy both as children and now, in adulthood. They even shared with us their stories of their families having small cuy farms in their homes so they could raise their own cuy to eat. One of the things we loved about Peruvian cuisine is how different the dishes can be depending on where you are in Peru, and it sounds like you have had this experience as well.
@@nicoleandmico Excactly is dish original from the Andes, If you go to the Jungle, the Amazons, you won't find cuy or rarely some but in Jungle provinces there is other food, same as in the Coast where mainly dishes are seafood and comida "criolla". In other word cuy is a dish from Andes, not a national dish Ok, to be a bit clear, when peruvian food got more in the international attention, the dishes most common to show to the world was ceviche , lomo saltado and other popular dishes, The cuy never were considerated , non even mentioned, So most people from Andes tried to introduce the cuy as an alternative but also wrongly saying is a popular dish when its not. its very common in their provinces. Why im very concern to explian this point? because most peruvians are pet lovers and most of us dont tolerate this dish, even we can respet the Andes customes but its a dish from Andes , not a peruvian national dish, thats not correct and it hurts really hurts with people who love pets.
@@nicoleandmico About the Lomo Saltado, yeah rate very low and its understandable. Just a little info, as its a national dish, you can find it in all peruvian restaurants but it will depend in what kind of restaurants, most expensive restaurants use better beef cuts, tender and juicy meat. medium restaurants use regular acceptable meat and general restaurants use any part of beef but maybe both of you didnt choose the right restaurant. Ok guys, nice to see u here, and keep hitting the road. Cheers
Thanks for your comments! We ultimately loved all the food we tried in Peru and would recommend it to anyone. Thanks for having such delicious cuisine! 😋
@@gustavousnay165 o sea el lomo saltado si es un plato nacional así tenga influencia de otro país y no tener más de 150 años de antigüedad, pero el cuy chactado por ejemplo, no puede ser un plato nacional pese a tener un historial milenario de consumo no sólo en los Andes sino casi en todo el territorio del Perú (yo soy arequipeño y vivo en Pucallpa por muchos años y aquí en la selva central también se consume cuy como comida) y tanto en Arequipa como en Moquegua, que son regiones costeras, se consume el cuy chactado como plato típico regional, obviamente se observa que como capitalino tienes un concepto errado y discriminatorio en contra de lo Andino y sus costumbres, nada raro sería saber que igualmente discriminas a las personas nativas y sus costumbres como integrantes de la nacionalidad Peruana...
_"Is food in Peru as good as people say?"_ *Of course it is a good and then some more!* Not for nothing it was rated the world's top cuisine for 7 years in row. Come on!
He ate almost almost the whole cuy and gave two llamas for it. 😂 yeah right! Also you went to the cheapest places and expected to have a better quality of meat. 🤷🏽♀️
No se ven buenos el cebiche ni el lomo saltado, hay que ver donde los consumen para tener una buena experiencia. Soy peruano y no me gustó como se veía ese lomo saltado, es un plato delicioso.
I am glad to know You liked peruvian food , I recommend You to visit amazonian rainforest region Its like other country and next time if You come back the beaches of north coast are beautiful and Youll have fun during the summer lot of tourist and parties. Other dishes very peruvian are seco de cabrito with lime beans, causa limeña stuffed with shrimp sauce , or tuna salad. carapulcra with sopa seca, sandwich de chicharron, suspiro a la limeña for dessert, chocotejas or tejas for sweets, camu camu drink, maracuya, chicha morada drinks, lucuma ice cream Enjoy your travel.
Yes we look forward to visiting the Peruvian Amazon one day! We were also in Mancora (beautiful area!) and loved every minute of the beach and sun there. Thank you for the food suggestions too. We know we didn't eat it all but we are glad to have tried so many. I guess this means we will have to come back and try a whole new set of food next time! 😋
she's so wrong about the lomo saltado,is not about the meat,is all around the dish,the way is cooked,the tradition of the dish,for her is all about the meat,Argentina has the best meat and even they say their lomo compare to peruvian lomo saltado is day and night,being the peruvian the most authentic,rich,delicious!
I (Sabrina) would have to find some ceviche as fast as possible 😂 I can eat sushi nonstop so I have a feeling ceviche could be my new favorite dish! And I think I would follow Mico’s steps with the guinea pig lol I don’t know if I could convince myself to eat the head
Gracias hermanos canadienses por visitar nuestro bello país. Siempre son bienvenidos. Nos alegra mucho que les gusten la gastronomía peruana. Realmente es muy amplia. Me gusta mucho la Pachamanca, sopa seca, Lomo Saltado, 🤤 😋 Ají de gallina, que ahora la hacemos de pollo 🤭 causa limeña, causa de cangrejos, ufff.. bueno, todo es una delicia 😋 🤤
Would be interesting to know where you guys ate and are basing your reviews off of. It's hard to trust trip advisor and google since i've heared from other reviewers that the highest reviewed spots have been a huge letdown many times. All Peru needs to be great is a trusted source of information and what better than a couple of honest Canadians to help with that haha, nice video.
Hahaha thank you!! I'm not sure we have developed our pallets enough to give proper reviews, but we are doing our best as a couple of foreigners roaming the world in search of good food 😊
the ceviche looked so dry, the lomo chunks are way to big and the fries too, also, all the places looks like tourist traps and it reflects on the images you showed, also, the cuy is a dish to try on the Andes, Cusco of you go to Machu Picchu, but in Lima, you have really have to know where to get and it's usually little holes in the wall that only locals of the neighborhood knows about, I never eat cuy in Lima because I don't like it there, but when in Cusco, Arequipa, Cajamarca, it's so good, the difference is really big
I went to a "mercado gastronomico" called Mercado 28 two weeks ago to try a new experience and it was a Bad one. Ceviche had literally 0 juice and I ordered 2 in different stands. I absolutly don't recommend going to one of them to try peruvian food for the first time.
Bah pero si se fueron a lugares no tan buenos a comer xD, ese lomo todo seco no hace justicia al plato, el chifa de esquina, deben buscar a un guia o algun otro youtuber en otra oportunidad. La comida en los mercados tienen el fin de llenar el estomago, se sacrifica sabor por cantidad. q triste experiencia.
You should know that Peruvian gastronomy has Inca, Spanish, African, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and French influences. The exquisiteness of Peruvian food and what makes it the winner of the best gastronomic destination are its fusions and the quality of its natural ingredients. Advice go to good restaurants, if you want to try good food, travel with money.
The food was so delicious and we loved the variety. Yes we went to many restaurants as well as the street food. While good food can be costly, the best food should fit anyone's budget so long as it's prepared with love! Thanks for watching!
Pisco is the national drink of Perú; with pisco you can prepare many drinks like pisco sour, machu pichu, chilcano and others. We use pisco for cooking lomo saltado, is a little secret.
ceviche isnt my favorite dish as i dont like sushi. that lomo saltado looks horrible i have never seen it prepared that way. chaufa in peru is the bomb! 6 years and i still havent tried cuy just cant do it. picarones are really good cheap street food snack. aji gallina is a good dish. the market is the best place to get the freshest foods you will ever eat just pay attention to the cleanes of the vendor. anticcuchos are good its not chewy and tastes like steak the ones on the street are the best. you can not go wrong with a pisco sour delecious basically everywhere. you should have mentioned causa. good vid guys
Which of these foods would you want to try FIRST on your trip to Peru!?
🇺🇸 I fry Guinea pig in Kansas every week! I farm my Guinea pigs. Felt weird the first time, but the third time ... is great. I didn't like sushi the first few times. Also farm rabbits, chickens! 🇺🇸
Interesting! Maybe we have to try the guinea pig a couple more times. Third time's the charm right? Haha thanks for sharing 😊
@@nicoleandmico is like eating rabbit or frog. About seasoning. Safe travels.
Good to know. Thanks for the tips 😀👍
El verdadero lomo saltado y otros más, el que ustedes comieron lamentablemente no es el lomo saltado que los peruanos estamos acostumbrados, no sé en qué restaurantes probaron esos platos, pero les aconsejo que visiten los huariques, precio cómodo y verdadera comida casera peruana.
One day I'll visit Peru insha'Allah ♥️🤗
We hope you will my friend! ☺
Ahora que deleitaron sus paladares con una gastronomía tan maravillosa ya pueden ser felices. A veces la comida sosa marca el gusto fuertemente, por eso cuando se prueba la exquisitez y el paraíso del sabor, el impacto es difícil de asimilar de buenas a primeras. Qué tremenda suerte tuvieron de conocer el maravilloso Perú. Experiencia inolvidable.
Bien dicho, estos no saben nada, sobre todo ese chino
The potatoes in Peru are AMAZING
Haha we heard a lot about potatoes from Peru! Apparently there are hundred of different kinds. Amazing!
@@nicoleandmico hundreds?????, more like 5,000 different kinds of potato
Wow, impressive!!
@@nicoleandmico peruvians invented the vegetable (bred them for thousands of years into what we know), it stands to reason the best are from there.
@Andy, it's because potatoes are from the Andean not just peru. No matter where you try them in the Andes they will be wonderful.
Thanks for visiting us! 😃 For the next travel in Peru you should visit the north cost (north cost of Peru is the origin of Ceviche dish) in sides like Chan Chan (an old city similar to Atlantida because everything there are monuments of the sea 🌊), Lord of Sipan (Richest tomb in America), Kuelap (an old city similar to Machu Picchu), Gocta waterfall, the Amazon Rainforest and Amazon River, and tropical beaches as Máncora, Cabo Blanco (Ernest Hemingway called this beach "Fishing Land" and this place was inspired to write his novel "The Old Man and the Sea"), Punta Sal and Sechura desert 🏜 where there are a lot Flamencos, the Lake Titicaca and the most beautiful train in the Andes called Belmont that connect Cusco - Puno - Arequipa, Caral (oldest city in America), Callao (In islands of Callao 🏝 there are penguins 🐧), Huayco (important side where rescate birds like Condors and Harpy Eagles 🦅) and UNMSM in Lima (oldest University in America).
Goodness there are so many amazing suggestions in this comment! It sounds like you may have just made our next Peru itinerary for us - thank you! It is such a wonderful and rich country. Two months was nowhere near enough time! Thank you for the wonderful comment!
The lama 🦙scale was awesome. Most people that travel to Peru stay for only 4 days or a week, but it seems that you have stayed at least 4 weeks to make such an informative and fun video of Peruvian cuisine. You are right, there are gastronomical tours. People from Santiago, Chile and Bogota, Colombia fly to Lima for gastronomic tours. I hope that in your next trip to Peru you can come to eat at Central and Maido, some of the best restaurants in the world. You might also want to explore regional cuisines from the north coast of Peru, Arequipa or food from the Amazon region.
Thank you so much for the compliments and the suggestions! We were lucky enough to spend 2 months in Peru but still have so much of the country to see, so we will definitely be back!
@@nicoleandmico Next time you come to Peru, you will feel right at home.
Thank you for having such a beautiful country 😊
Love the favorites list with the lama🦙 scale! Sometimes getting your head around cuisine that isn't traditional to your home can be hard, but great job stepping out of your comfort zone to try those dishes. I really like seeing the initial reaction as you guys try something but also the information about the dish. It would be a longer video but a compilation of the favorite, most unforgettable, or top dishes in this format from each area you visited would be rather fantastic.
Thank you so much for the comment and for the suggestion! I think you are right - a video sharing our favourite food from each country would be pretty cool! We already have some good idea about what we would choose from each place!
Me parecen los youtubers más sinceros sobre comida peruana, los felicito, no a todos les gusta el ceviche como a mi que soy peruano, pero es verdad la comida peruana es muy variada y encuentras platos diferentes y nuevos sabores en cada destino, por ejemplo yo vivo en la selva peruana (Iquitos) y aquí amamos y veneramos platos poco difundidos como la patarascha, el motelo (tortuga) al kión, el picadillo de paiche, picadillo de carne del monte (mamíferos silvestres), el inchicapi, la zarapatera de tortuga, el caldo de carachama, el Chapo, el mazato, y una cantidad de etcéteras, sin.mencionar el tacacho con cecina que se conoce en todo Perú, pero de verdad ni nosotros como peruanos terminamos de comer y conocer toda la variedad de comida que tenemos, para eso tenemos que viajar mucho, pero ustedes comieron lo más conocido y tradicional, cuyo sabor varía en cada lugar, depende el cocinero y de los ingredientes, me alegra que les haya gustado, espero vuelvan a seguir comiendo el Perú, y lo que en realidad hace exquisita nuestra comida es el amor que le pone la gente al cocinar, así que en Perú siempre comerán delicioso porque el peruano comparte su cultura con todo el amor del mundo, saludos.
This video is a 5/5 lama. Gean wound try anticuchos (must be hot to eat) and Kristine The papa reno :)
Haha thanks guys! Who hope you get to try these foods in Peru yourselves soon!
...Perú...La tierra del sabor.
Sorry guys but probably you got the wrong place for Anticuchos. It's not supposed to be "chewy" it may be roasted and crunchy. Some restaurants serve big pieces of the heart and that's the problem. Actually it's a street food and there is where the experience is totally different than try it in a restaurant. For me is a 4.5 for sure and not really expensive
Guess we will have to try it again elsewhere! Thanks for watching!
You missed ‘causa’ guys! I really enjoyed your ranking!!!
Ah yes! We had it on the list and somehow never tried it. I suppose we will just have to come back again 😉
Perú amazonic
Gracias por su visita a Perú, y muchas gracias por sus generosas palabras hacia la comida peruana, éxitos en su proyecto
¡Muchas gracias por darnos la bienvenida a Perú y por mirar! ¡Esperamos que también encuentres interesante nuestro próximo video sobre Colombia!
Para una próxima dense un buen gusto con "tacacho con cecina". De la selva su encanto 😊.
Eso suena maravilloso, ¡gracias por la sugerencia!
generosos' si dicen q la comida es un asco
That's why Peru have the number one restaurant in the world.
Aji de gallina is Yellow hot Pepper with creamy milk
My favorite dish is Lomo Saltado !!!!
So delicious 😋 we miss it already!
Excelente video 👏🏽😘gracias por su apreciación y buenos comentarios esperemos q puedan venir de nuevo a Perú sería increíble q visiten la amazonia peruana
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Nos encantaría visitar la Amazonía peruana algún día!
Las papas y la comida de Perú es lo mejor del mundo
You know guys, if you count the total of main dishes at Perú, the total of soups and the total of desserts you wild have a total of around 3500 traditional dishes. This means if you eat just one peruvian recipe at day, you will take around 10 years to try them all. Thats why I think a 10 top is kind unfair here. Just to mention 4 of them I wished you tried other recipes as the PARIHUELA, the COSTILLAR DORADO AREQUIPEÑO, the TACU TACU,and maybe one of the older ones the PACHAMANCA (this one is traditionally cooked under the floor with heated rocks).
Cuy is so good, I used to eat it with my grandma on Sunday’s.
So interesting! Yes we had a guide who said he would have it every year for his birthday as it was his favourite. We loved learning about how it's important in the culture. Thanks for sharing!
The best Peruvian food
I’m going to Peru next month and your videos are my favorite so far! Super informative and also so funny!
Short answer yes. Its freaking amazing. I spent 1 year total in peru and eaten all over the country and many pueblitos in the sierras. The food is astounding, venture to the places locals go. Go north beaches like Piura, go to the jungle like Iquitos, go to the sierras like Churin or Urubamba, even go to Pozuzo for German food!. Its really insane and im a Portland native and apparently the food here is really good? But aint nada compared to some ceviche over a sunset in Barranco!!! Btw i ate at most those chifa spots you showed pics of 😂 peru is the REAL deal.... just go and get it.
chifa restaurants are very popular in Ecuador as well :)
Really in Ecuador too?! We wished we discovered them earlier but didn't notice them until we got to Peru! They're sooooo good!
@@nicoleandmico Maybe popular in Ecuador now, but Chifa is only from Peru.
The more Chifa the better! 😁
Thanks to Peruvian Immigrants
INTERESANTE TEMA
Excelente
great video, happy to see you guys tried cuy and anticuchos which foreigners don’t usually try 😂😂😂, all those foods are good but my favorites I would say is the criolla food, more elaborated food which is not well know as ceviche or lomo saltado but definitely delicious, did you guys tried lucuma fruit in ice cream or milkshakes?!!
Ah yes, criolla! We remember seeing that as as category of food in the restaurant where we got the cuy. A woman at a nearby table ordered it and there was SO much food! I think it could have fed three people 😂 And yes, we tried lucuma ice cream thank to your suggestion!! We absolutely loved it. We got it with my (Nicole's) parents in Cusco and they also loved it. Thank you so much for the great suggestion!
@@nicoleandmico Happy to read that!!! 🥰🥰
El seviche es muy bueno en Perú lo mejor
Cool
bro... anticuchos are amazing!!!!
Wou que ricoooo
Peru has more than 5000 dishes between starters soups second desserts What is the complete menu apart from the soft drink or infusion
Wow, it sounds like we have a lot of eating in our future visits to Peru to try as many as we can!
You do not know what you are talking about, the best food in the world is in Peru and the Peruvians do not say it, the experts say it, the great chefs of the world.
Buen video
Very good
El anticucho es lo más rico que hay
CEVICHE..POLLO A LA BRASA! 🍤🍷🍹🍜🎸👍
So good!
Nice
YOU DIDN'T HAVE "CAUSA" OR "PAPA A LA HUANCAINA"???
Sadly, no! It just means we have a great reason to go back 😀
En el Peru, "hay huariques y hay huariques" ósea, hay unos que no necesariamente son caros y son realmente manjares y otros que no necesariamente caros y sean de 10 puntos, sino por el contrario de 5 puntos máximo. (Que no saben cocinar bien los platos) en los personal de 10 restaurante 1 no puede colmar tus expectativas :), Saludos desde el primer puerto del Perú, Callao.
In Peru, "there are huariques and there are huariques" that is, there are some that are not necessarily expensive and are really delicacies and others that are not necessarily expensive and are 10 points, but on the contrary, a maximum of 5 points. (That they do not know how to cook the dishes well) in the staff of 10 restaurants 1 cannot meet your expectations :), Greetings from the first port of Peru, Callao.
We loved Peruvian food! We're looking forward to trying it again one day!
@Nichol and Mico, so you have been to Colombia and Peru only? Of the South American countries that is. I can't find any other videos of SA.
Anyway guy's, Llama or Llamingo is pronounced Ya-Ma Yama Yamingo, Lama is what your pronouncing and it means "lick". It's not difficult to pronouncing or remember.
Hey there! We also visited Aegentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador! We have a Playlist called South America Travel Vlogs if you want to see them all 😊 Thank you for the tips on pronunciation!
In Peru, ceviche is the best
El cuy SI es un plato típico del Perú, y de hecho es uno de los más antiguos. El cuy se consume desde el tiempo de los incas y sus antecesores, por eso es común en los Andes. Por favor no le hagan caso a comentarios casi racistas negando esto por qué disque no se come en todo el Perú, lo mismo pasa con otros platos típicos de la Selva y no por ello dejan de ser nuestra cultura.
Cuy is probably the most continuous of the popular dishes in Peru. A lot of its appeal is how different eating it is. I dont hate it, but fried chicken is a lot better imho.
100% agree on the fried chicken lol
the Incas ate potatoes, coca leaves, etc., they were healthy, plant-based people.....
Maybe you would say thats all about random restaurants in Peru, because there are much more places with better dishes.
You guys missed out vegan/vegetarian food options. I am visiting peru end of this year and trying to find cuisines that are vegetarian friendly but finding it hard to find them. Did you guys find dish catering to vegans/vegetarians?
I am Peruvian living in the USA for 40 years. I am also vegan. I have “translated” many Peruvian dishes and turned them into a vegan version (“Lomo” Saltado using portabella mushrooms). Anyhow, there are many vegan restaurants in Lima and other cities. Check it out!
@@elena_a-2023 Yeah but the fun places of peru are not in lima. I love puno, arequipa. i would like to go to amazonia and northern cities liked cajamarca. But my worry is about food.
Les faltó comer ceviche de machas y otras cositas más vean el canal de Kevin tiene más para disfrutar..🎉
Les falto el pollo ala brasa
Ají de gallina is supposed to be from low to medium spicy
perfect amount of spice for us!
EL cuy se consume con cuy chactado o papa colorada, sin ensalada criolla.
I don't know if you tried pan con chcharron, a sandwich of pork. It's delicious.
Sorry, it's chicharron
Wow we gotta try that when we are back in Peru. I (Mico) love pork and would definitely want to try that! Thanks for the tip!
can you eat raw veggies and salads and ice in drinks in Peru or Cusco or only in nicer restaurants. Don't want stomach issues. How about places like San Pedro Mkts ? I know normal travellers rules, just don't know how it is in Peru esp in a place that uses lots of mayonaise for sauces.
Let me correct you guys
Cuy or guinea pig is not a normal dish in peruvian cuisine
Its a typical dish from Andes and it was brought to Lima in some restaurants because there is strong inmigration of people from Andes in LIma but definetely its not a dish in peruvians table
I never tried, my family neither, my friends neither, we are not planning to try it
And its a lie or some local people lied to you because they probably love that dish or they are from Andes and try to promote internationally that dish but again, its not a national dish, Huge numbers of peruvians dislike that dish and easy to prove what i said is you can walk any street in LIma and it wont easy to find a restaurant offering cuy or guinea pig but sure, there are restaurants who offer cuy spreaded in parts of Lima but there are very few
Please, do not say its a national dish or its normal dish in peruvians because is not at all. Im sorry but i should make the correction. Cheers
Hey there, thanks for sharing your experience with us. It sounds like your comment is referring to how common cuy is in Lima, specifically. We noticed that it was definitely less popular in Lima and was really only sold at touristy restaurants in Lima, however in the Andes region of Peru we found it to be quite easy to find. Our friends who grew up in the small communities near Cusco told us many stories about how commonly they ate cuy both as children and now, in adulthood. They even shared with us their stories of their families having small cuy farms in their homes so they could raise their own cuy to eat. One of the things we loved about Peruvian cuisine is how different the dishes can be depending on where you are in Peru, and it sounds like you have had this experience as well.
@@nicoleandmico Excactly is dish original from the Andes, If you go to the Jungle, the Amazons, you won't find cuy or rarely some but in Jungle provinces there is other food, same as in the Coast where mainly dishes are seafood and comida "criolla". In other word cuy is a dish from Andes, not a national dish
Ok, to be a bit clear, when peruvian food got more in the international attention, the dishes most common to show to the world was ceviche , lomo saltado and other popular dishes, The cuy never were considerated , non even mentioned, So most people from Andes tried to introduce the cuy as an alternative but also wrongly saying is a popular dish when its not. its very common in their provinces. Why im very concern to explian this point? because most peruvians are pet lovers and most of us dont tolerate this dish, even we can respet the Andes customes but its a dish from Andes , not a peruvian national dish, thats not correct and it hurts really hurts with people who love pets.
@@nicoleandmico About the Lomo Saltado, yeah rate very low and its understandable. Just a little info, as its a national dish, you can find it in all peruvian restaurants but it will depend in what kind of restaurants, most expensive restaurants use better beef cuts, tender and juicy meat. medium restaurants use regular acceptable meat and general restaurants use any part of beef but maybe both of you didnt choose the right restaurant. Ok guys, nice to see u here, and keep hitting the road. Cheers
Thanks for your comments! We ultimately loved all the food we tried in Peru and would recommend it to anyone. Thanks for having such delicious cuisine! 😋
@@gustavousnay165 o sea el lomo saltado si es un plato nacional así tenga influencia de otro país y no tener más de 150 años de antigüedad, pero el cuy chactado por ejemplo, no puede ser un plato nacional pese a tener un historial milenario de consumo no sólo en los Andes sino casi en todo el territorio del Perú (yo soy arequipeño y vivo en Pucallpa por muchos años y aquí en la selva central también se consume cuy como comida) y tanto en Arequipa como en Moquegua, que son regiones costeras, se consume el cuy chactado como plato típico regional, obviamente se observa que como capitalino tienes un concepto errado y discriminatorio en contra de lo Andino y sus costumbres, nada raro sería saber que igualmente discriminas a las personas nativas y sus costumbres como integrantes de la nacionalidad Peruana...
If you want better meat quality like in Canada, go to an expensive restaurant in Peru instead of a Mercado
Thanks for the tip! We were in some nice restaurants and it was great!
Las valoraciones de nuestra comida peruana es muy baja por parte de ud,pero se acepta
You guys didn’t try Pollo a la Brasa??? Shame
Hace tiempo esperaba respuesta honesta sobre la comida peruana.
Pues esta no lo es...
_"Is food in Peru as good as people say?"_
*Of course it is a good and then some more!* Not for nothing it was rated the world's top cuisine for 7 years in row. Come on!
He ate almost almost the whole cuy and gave two llamas for it. 😂 yeah right! Also you went to the cheapest places and expected to have a better quality of meat. 🤷🏽♀️
I think eating more would have resulted in less llamas 😅
No se ven buenos el cebiche ni el lomo saltado, hay que ver donde los consumen para tener una buena experiencia. Soy peruano y no me gustó como se veía ese lomo saltado, es un plato delicioso.
Guy Only on Little Andean Peru .. Cost of Peru Not Exist
I am glad to know You liked peruvian food , I recommend You to visit amazonian rainforest region Its like other country and next time if You come back the beaches of north coast are beautiful and Youll have fun during the summer lot of tourist and parties.
Other dishes very peruvian are seco de cabrito with lime beans, causa limeña stuffed with shrimp sauce , or tuna salad. carapulcra with sopa seca, sandwich de chicharron, suspiro a la limeña for dessert, chocotejas or tejas for sweets, camu camu drink, maracuya, chicha morada drinks, lucuma ice cream
Enjoy your travel.
Yes we look forward to visiting the Peruvian Amazon one day! We were also in Mancora (beautiful area!) and loved every minute of the beach and sun there. Thank you for the food suggestions too. We know we didn't eat it all but we are glad to have tried so many. I guess this means we will have to come back and try a whole new set of food next time! 😋
The man speaks English well and seems to be from an Asian country. What country is he originally from?
I (Mico) was born in the Philippines 🇵🇭 😄
she's so wrong about the lomo saltado,is not about the meat,is all around the dish,the way is cooked,the tradition of the dish,for her is all about the meat,Argentina has the best meat and even they say their lomo compare to peruvian lomo saltado is day and night,being the peruvian the most authentic,rich,delicious!
For us the taste of the meat was an important part 😉
@@nicoleandmico so lomo saltado is not for you next time go to a american or canadian restaurant the best meat right? an order a steak!
Yes, yes it is.
That lomo saltado did not look very good.
The ceviche I had in Cusco was my favorite meal! It was so good!
Morena Peruvian Kitchen certainly knows how to make a gorgeous ceviche! 🥰
Makes sense!
I (Sabrina) would have to find some ceviche as fast as possible 😂 I can eat sushi nonstop so I have a feeling ceviche could be my new favorite dish! And I think I would follow Mico’s steps with the guinea pig lol I don’t know if I could convince myself to eat the head
That's awesome! It's so great that you like seafood so much! You will love the food in Peru!
The head Is not eaten. Inform yourself please.
It will be !!
Gracias hermanos canadienses por visitar nuestro bello país. Siempre son bienvenidos. Nos alegra mucho que les gusten la gastronomía peruana. Realmente es muy amplia. Me gusta mucho la Pachamanca, sopa seca, Lomo Saltado, 🤤 😋 Ají de gallina, que ahora la hacemos de pollo 🤭 causa limeña, causa de cangrejos, ufff.. bueno, todo es una delicia 😋 🤤
Would be interesting to know where you guys ate and are basing your reviews off of. It's hard to trust trip advisor and google since i've heared from other reviewers that the highest reviewed spots have been a huge letdown many times. All Peru needs to be great is a trusted source of information and what better than a couple of honest Canadians to help with that haha, nice video.
Hahaha thank you!! I'm not sure we have developed our pallets enough to give proper reviews, but we are doing our best as a couple of foreigners roaming the world in search of good food 😊
the ceviche looked so dry, the lomo chunks are way to big and the fries too, also, all the places looks like tourist traps and it reflects on the images you showed, also, the cuy is a dish to try on the Andes, Cusco of you go to Machu Picchu, but in Lima, you have really have to know where to get and it's usually little holes in the wall that only locals of the neighborhood knows about, I never eat cuy in Lima because I don't like it there, but when in Cusco, Arequipa, Cajamarca, it's so good, the difference is really big
Thank you for the info! Glad you enjoyed 😉
YOU GOT IT RIGHT BUDDY, YOU NAILED IT
I went to a "mercado gastronomico" called Mercado 28 two weeks ago to try a new experience and it was a Bad one. Ceviche had literally 0 juice and I ordered 2 in different stands. I absolutly don't recommend going to one of them to try peruvian food for the first time.
Thanks for the tip!
Bah pero si se fueron a lugares no tan buenos a comer xD, ese lomo todo seco no hace justicia al plato, el chifa de esquina, deben buscar a un guia o algun otro youtuber en otra oportunidad. La comida en los mercados tienen el fin de llenar el estomago, se sacrifica sabor por cantidad. q triste experiencia.
You should know that Peruvian gastronomy has Inca, Spanish, African, Japanese, Chinese, Italian and French influences. The exquisiteness of Peruvian food and what makes it the winner of the best gastronomic destination are its fusions and the quality of its natural ingredients. Advice go to good restaurants, if you want to try good food, travel with money.
The food was so delicious and we loved the variety. Yes we went to many restaurants as well as the street food. While good food can be costly, the best food should fit anyone's budget so long as it's prepared with love! Thanks for watching!
Perú Top Five in the World
It depends on the restaurant. That arroz chaufa is not typical, you have to go to Chinatown or Chifa Royal Palace or Chifa. Walok
CHIFA ROYAL WENT DOWN SO BADLY , JUST GO CALLE CAPON YOU WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL TASTE
Sí, si buen video, veo que disfrutaron esplendorosamente de la gastronomia peruana,
Realmente lo hicimos. ¡La comida es simplemente increíble!
Thank you for this very helpful video. I'm glad to have subscribed to your channel.
Glad it was helpful!
Pisco is the national drink of Perú; with pisco you can prepare many drinks like pisco sour, machu pichu, chilcano and others. We use pisco for cooking lomo saltado, is a little secret.
El lomo saltado que comisteis no es el verdadero, solo con verlo ni yo que soy peruana lo hubiese comido.
ceviche isnt my favorite dish as i dont like sushi. that lomo saltado looks horrible i have never seen it prepared that way. chaufa in peru is the bomb! 6 years and i still havent tried cuy just cant do it. picarones are really good cheap street food snack. aji gallina is a good dish. the market is the best place to get the freshest foods you will ever eat just pay attention to the cleanes of the vendor. anticcuchos are good its not chewy and tastes like steak the ones on the street are the best. you can not go wrong with a pisco sour delecious basically everywhere. you should have mentioned causa. good vid guys
So many delicious food options, we can easily make another video and compare 10 more 😅 any excuse to try Peruvian cuisine. Thanks for watching 😁
The cuy got in your head dude. Lol
It definitely did 😂
You can't rate compare to Canada cause you are not in Canada.
We're Canadian mate 😉
es cierto, la calidad de carne que hay aquí en Canadá es buenaza, el lomo saltado sale recontra tierno
¡La carne canadiense es la mejor!