Food Tour of Lima

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One of our favorite things to do in another country is to take a gourmet walking tour. Today, we did exactly that with “The Lima Gourmet Company”.  What a wonderful experience. Our excellent guide  took us to the Barranco District (Bohemian), San Isidro District (Financial), and Miraflores (modern).

We started in the Barranco District where we walked across the “ Bridge of Sighs” on our way to Tostaduria Bisetti, a small coffee shop where we enjoyed a Latte and with homemade sweet potato blondies.  They actually have a coffee laboratory for researching the best coffee beans. One of the things they are known for is making designs in the in the actual poured cup of coffee. 



We visited a local market and tasted several fruits that were so different and fresh!  Our favorite was the Edwards Mango that tasted of sweet, fresh mango with a hint of coconut. 


Then it was on to a restaurant to learn how to make Pisco Sours (our second lesson) and ceviche. What we learned in our comparison of Pisco Sours (we like Andre's recipe best):  we like it shaken better than using a blender and using half the amount of egg whites because it is not as foamy. We believe it made for a better texture, taste and look.


We made our own ceviche from fresh sea bass. In Peru, breakfast and lunch are the big meals. Ninety percent of restaurants are closed for dinner. Ceviche is eaten by locals only at lunch (between noon and 5:00) because it is made with fish caught that day and it is not considered fresh enough to use after 5:00pm for ceviche. Also, it is not considered ceviche if it is not spicy!

Our last stop was a restaurant adjacent to the pre-Incan ruins Huaca Pucllana. Beautiful setting and great food. Most unusual for us was the beef heart. 

We skipped dinner, packed everything we needed for our next adventure. Tomorrow we are off to Paracas for a few days to see the Nazca Lines! 

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  1. UnknownOctober 8, 2017 at 7:34 PM

    It all sounds like great fun! I would have especially loved the ceviche-prep.

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