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Traditional Peru Food

Discover 25 authentic Peru dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

25 Total Dishes
9 Must-Try
8 Street Food
7 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Peru

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Peru

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butifarra - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try Street Food

butifarra

Peruvian ham sandwich

ceviche - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try Street Food

ceviche

traditional dish in Peru prepared with raw fish marinated

Must Try Street Food

panetón Donofrio

suspiro de limeña - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

suspiro de limeña

dessert of Peruvian gastronomy

Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

Three-pointed bread

Peruvian wheat bread

Empanadilla - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try

Empanadilla

pan con pejerrey - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try Vegetarian

pan con pejerrey

Papa a la Hancaina - Traditional Peru dish
Must Try

Papa a la Hancaina

Peruvian appetizer of boiled yellow potatoes in a spicy, creamy sauce

Must Try

Seco de chabelo

Peruvian dish

Caramanduca - Traditional Peru dish
Street Food Vegetarian

Caramanduca

a Peruvian biscuit

Malarrabia - Traditional Peru dish
Street Food

Malarrabia

Peruvian pollada - Traditional Peru dish
Street Food

Peruvian pollada

traditional food from Peru

Ajiaco - Traditional Peru dish

Ajiaco

a Latin American stew

Caldo verde - Traditional Peru dish

Caldo verde

Peruvian soup

cangrejo reventado - Traditional Peru dish

cangrejo reventado

cazabe - Traditional Peru dish
Vegetarian

cazabe

cassava bread

Vegetarian

Chapla bread

Chocopunch

Peruvian retail confection product

coca flour - Traditional Peru dish

coca flour

coca leaves powder

Lomo saltado - Traditional Peru dish
Vegetarian

Lomo saltado

Peruvian stir fry dish

Olluquito - Traditional Peru dish

Olluquito

Peruvian stew

Peruvian ceviche - Traditional Peru dish

Peruvian ceviche

traditional dish widely eaten in Peru

sangrecita - Traditional Peru dish

sangrecita

Peruvian dish, made of chicken blood

Somarro

Grilled lamb or pork roast

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