Peruvian traditional dishes: Lomo saltado & Tiradito de pescado

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Hello, my friends!

I hope that you are doing terrific today!

I would like to share two traditional Peruvian dishes that I actually ate today :roll_eyes: can´t help myself! I also hope you like my photos. I started using Inshot and it´s amazing!

All the best,

Marco … from Perú!

Lomo Saltado

The Lomo Saltado is a typical Peruvian dish whose records date from the end of the 19th century, where it was known as beef tenderloin, sauteed tenderloin or chorrillana* loin. The dish arises from the influence of the Cantonese Chinese and contains the seasoning and the mixture of Peruvian Creole cuisine with that of Oriental. You can buy this dish at a wide range of prices, in some places at 18-20 soles (around 5-6 US dollars) but in top restaurants, the price rises up to 60 soles (18-20 US dollars). My advice: Check Google Maps reviews!!! so you can save and still enjoy high-quality Lomo Saltado.
* Chorillana refers to Chorrillos, a traditional district of Lima.

The ingredients to prepare this marvelous dish are beef, salt, pepper, cumin, onion, garlic, green pepper, red or white vinegar, tomato, parsley, potatoes, and oil. Sometimes a splash of pisco (the Peruvian Flag drink) is the detail that gives a special, and amazing flavor to the table. The potatoes of this dish must be fried or boiled. The photo below portraits the traditional look of this dish.

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Tiradito de Pescado (Fish Tiradito)
The fish tiradito is a dish of Peruvian origin that is prepared with raw fish, lemon juice and other spices. It is similar to ceviche but its ingredients and form of preparation vary slightly. For example, the fish tiradito does not carry onion unlike ceviche and, likewise, the fish cuts are made in strips, while in ceviche the fish is cut sideways. There are different sauces that are used for the tiradito but the best known and the one I tasted today was the yellow pepper sauce, which is not very spicy. In the photo below you can see the tiradito of fish on the left side and rice with seafood on the right side. This dish is called Marine Combined.

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Hi @marcorp . Thanks for sharing these traditional dishes. I have never heard of them before. I like the sound of the Lomo Saltado. It looks and sounds delicious. Not sure about the fish dish. I think you are braver than me when it comes to food :slightly_smiling_face:

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@marcorp Wow, these plates look delicious. I would love to try both of them. Which one do you like more?

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@JustineE you get used to it… seafood is very important in Peru… both dishes are great are tasty :slightly_smiling_face: what about your country, what are the most traditional dishes?

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@Ant_Bad_Yogi glad you liked the post my friend, both dishes are great but if you ask me for one I would go with Tiradito fish, it is super tasty, the sauce is great! what about your country? what are the most traditional dishes?

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Hi @marcorp . Great post. Your dishes photos are very nice, which made me eager to try one. We don’t have a Peruvian food here. But it’s a small world, you never know if I visit Peru one day.

Cheers my friend

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@OSAMA_1 you are absolutely right my friend, this world is getting smaller every day and in some ways, we as local guides are helping out a bit to accomplish that! glad you liked these dishes!!! what are the most traditional dishes in your country? do you have photos by any chance?

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Please @marcorp be patient, I am preparing a wonderful post about very common and most popular meal in my country. Stay tuned.

Cheers.

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@OSAMA_1 i´m pretty sure it will be great stuff! I´ll stay tunned!

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Interesting question @marcorp . It’s always difficult for me to pinpoint traditions in Australia because we have such a multicultural heritage. Indigenous foods include seafood definitely- up in my part of the world barramundi is a very well known and popular fish to eat. They also hunted and ate many species of sea life which are now protected including sea turtle and dugong. Many modern day Australians enjoy a good BBQ- this can be seafood or meat. We also have a dessert called a lamington which is pretty traditional. It is a smallish square or rectangle of vanilla sponge cake- filled with either cream or jam- which is rolled in chocolate icing and then in desiccated coconut. It is rich, but delicious!

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@marcorp I see. I will take some photos and share them with you if I cross Thai tradition dishes.

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@JustineE agree I do have several countrymen living in Australia already, some of them are citizens and of course, there is a blend of cultures and fusion. I also enjoy BBQ a lot, and that´s because I lived in the U.S for a couple of years so I got used to it. :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Ant_Bad_Yogi that´s very nice! I will look forward to them :slightly_smiling_face: have a nice day!

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Hey @marcorp ,

Thanks for sharing these meals. I like the Lomo Saltado better just because I don’t like fish and seafood and I tend to avoid it wherever I go. It’s really difficult when I visit the seaside regions. What caught my attention though was that there is both rice and potatoes in the plate. Usually it’s one or the other. Is that common for the Peruvian cuisine? :slightly_smiling_face:

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@MoniDi glad you liked these dishes! Rice and potatoes can be mixed up in some cases, this is a combined Dish of tiradito and arroz with mariscos, tipically for two people. :smiley:

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