Empanada de Carne, Chicha Morada and Parihuela

Bread

Empanada de Carne with chimichurri sauce

Chicha Morada - traditional Peruvian purple corn drink with apple and cloves

Parihuela - traditional Peruvian fish soup - fish (tilapia), shrimp, crab, mussels, calamari, and octopus in a tomato broth

@ Che Inka

Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken

1/4 chicken, dark meat, plus plantanos maduros and avocado salad with cilantro dressing

@ Pollo Bravo, 6015 Hillcroft, Houston

Coctel de Camarones, Tamal, and Pionono

Shrimp cocktail, Ecuadorian style - fresh poached shrimp marinated in lime juice, sour orange, ketchup and mustard, with pickled red onions, tomatoes, cilantro and olive oil.  Served chilled.

Served with popcorn, chifles (thin-sliced plantain chips), and toasted corn (canchas).

Tamal de mi Abuelita - steamed rice and potato dough tamal stuffed with chicken, egg, raisins and olives, wrapped in banana leaves, served with tomate de arbol (tomarillo aji sauce).

Pionono - Peruvian cake roll filled with home-made dulce de leche and dusted with powdered sugar

at Andes Cafe, South American Kitchen

Tostada de Ceviche and Lomo Saltado Sandwich

Fish marinated in lime juice and Peruvian seasonings served with red onion, cancha (Peruvian roasted corn) and camote (steamed sweet potato),

Tender chunks of beef tenderloin with tomato, red onion, red wine and aji amarillo (Peruvian yellow pepper) on a toasted French roll, served with french fries and huancaina sauce (cheese and aji amarillo),

also served were tortilla chips and a mild sauce

at Peru Gourmet Cuisine, 10804 S. Post Oak @ Willowbend, Suite #375

Charcoal Rotisserie Chicken

Peruvian style charcoaled rotisserie half chicken with black beans and french fries,

from Super Chicken on South Post Oak at South Willow.

Potatoes and Empanadas

Papas a la Huancaina - Peruvian appetizer of boiled potatoes in a sauce made with fresh cheese, milk and aji amarillo chile peppers.

Empanada Aji de Gallina - stewed chicken meat, cheese, peanuts and aji amarillo pepper sauce, baked.

at Chuyo's Peruvian Fusion Deli