
Lima, Peru
Ceviche
Fresh raw fish cured in lime juice with red onion, aji amarillo, and cilantro. Peru's national dish.
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Lima, Peru
Fresh raw fish cured in lime juice with red onion, aji amarillo, and cilantro. Peru's national dish.

Peru
Peruvian crispy fried fish chunks, battered and deep-fried until golden. Served with salsa criolla and fried yuca.

Lambayeque, Peru
Dried guitarfish prepared as a northern Peruvian seafood dish, especially associated with Lambayeque.

Peru
Escabeche
Peruvian pickled fish or chicken with onions, peppers, vinegar and aji, served cold with sweet potato and corn. Tangy, colorful and served at room temperature.

Loreto, Peru
Fresh river fish seasoned with local herbs and wrapped in bijao leaves, grilled over embers. An Amazonian tradition.

Lima, Peru
Fried or grilled fish covered with a Lima-style onion, tomato and chili sauce.

Peru
Peruvian fish topped with a spicy shellfish and tomato sauce.

Brazil
Pirarucú chicharrón
One of the world's largest freshwater fish, found in Amazonian rivers across Colombia, Brazil and Peru. White, meaty flesh valued for grilling, frying, moqueca or salt-cured "pirarucu de casaca".

Lima, Peru
Raw fish sliced thinly and dressed with citrus and ají, like ceviche but without onions. Shows Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei influence.