The best dishes of Peruvian food
The top 3 according to 158 votes from people: Ají de gallina · Ceviche · Anticuchos. (Updated Mar 22, 2026.)
The most popular and representative dishes of Peruvian gastronomy, from the coast to the Amazon, according to Forbes Peru, Infobae and Peruvian food guides.
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Top 20
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1
Ají de gallina
Shredded hen in a cream of ají amarillo, bread and pecans, with potato and olive.
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Ceviche
Raw fish cured in lime with ají limo, onion and coriander, served with sweet potato and corn; national cultural heritage.
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Anticuchos
Beef heart skewers marinated in ají panca and grilled, Lima street food.
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4
Causa limeña
Layers of yellow potato with chilli and lime filled with chicken, tuna or seafood.
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5
Rocoto relleno
Rocoto pepper stuffed with minced meat and baked with cheese; the emblem of Arequipa.
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6
Arroz con pollo
Green coriander rice with chicken, peas and corn.
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Pollo a la brasa
Marinated chicken roasted in a wood-fired rotisserie, invented in Chaclacayo in the 1950s.
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8
Pachamanca
Meats, potatoes and broad beans cooked underground with hot stones, from the Andes.
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9
Cuy chactado
Guinea pig fried flat under a stone, a tradition of Arequipa and the Andes.
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10
Lomo saltado
Beef stir-fried in a wok with onion, tomato and ají amarillo, with chips and rice; a child of Chinese-Peruvian chifa cooking.
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Papa a la huancaína
Boiled potatoes covered in a cream of fresh cheese and ají amarillo.
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12
Seco de cordero
Lamb stewed in coriander and chicha de jora, typical of the north.
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13
Jalea
Mixed fried fish and seafood with cassava and salsa criolla.
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14
Tiradito
Sliced raw fish in ají amarillo and lime sauce, with Nikkei influence.
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15
Juane
Rice with hen and spices wrapped in bijao leaf, from the jungle for the feast of San Juan.
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16
Arroz chaufa
The fried rice of Lima's chifas, with egg, spring onion and soy sauce.
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17
Tacu tacu
Rice and beans pan-fried into an omelette shape, often with steak and egg.
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18
Tacacho con cecina
Balls of roasted green plantain with lard and smoked pork, from the Amazon.
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19
Chupe de camarones
Thick river shrimp soup with potato, milk, cheese and egg, from Arequipa.
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20
Rice with seafood
Sticky rice with yellow chili, panca chili and seafood, classic of cebicherias.
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21
Carapulcra
Stew of dried potato with pork, ají panca and peanuts, typical of Chincha.
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22
Olluquito with jerky
Andean stew of olluco in strips with charqui (dried meat) of llama or beef.
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Comments (2)
El ceviche primero obviamente, con su leche de tigre. Falta el arroz con mariscos.
Olluquito con charqui!! Comida de casa de toda la vida.