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The top 3 according to 23 votes from people: Anticuchos de corazón · Anticuchos de pescado · Tamales. (Updated Aug 17, 2025.)

Anticuchos, picarones, papa rellena and salchipapas: Peruvian street food, led by beef-heart anticuchos according to Taste Atlas.

Renzo Mendoza Castillo · · 14 items · 23 votes · 0 comments

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Top 14

  1. 1

    Anticuchos de corazón

    Beef heart skewers with ají panca.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  2. 2

    Anticuchos de pescado

    Fish skewers.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Tamales

    Corn tamales with pork or chicken.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Emoliente

    Hot herbal drink.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Humitas

    Fresh corn dough wrapped in husk.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Picarones

    Fried squash and sweet potato rings with chancaca syrup.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Butifarra

    Bread with Peruvian ham and onion relish.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Cancha salada

    Salted toasted corn.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Cuy frito

    Fried guinea pig.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Papa rellena

    Fried potato stuffed with meat.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  11. 11

    Choclo con queso

    Giant corn with fresh cheese.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Chifles de Piura

    Fried green plantain chips.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Salchipapas

    Sausage with fries.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  14. 14

    Papa al horno

    Baked potato.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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