Tasting Our Favorite Classic Peruvian Food at Tanta Restaurant in Lima, Peru 🍴✨ FULL Foodie Review

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

aji amarillo

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: jalapeño

Bell pepper offers sweetness, and jalapeño adds spice.

sweet potato

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash maintains sweetness, while regular potatoes are budget-friendly.

Visit Tanta restaurant in Lima, Peru.

Order two causa dishes: one with chicken and peach, and another with octopus.

Order an empanada filled with ground beef and topped with icing sugar.

Order a slice of bread topped with trout.

Order a grilled scallop with cheese, prepared fresh.

Receive the main dish, which includes beef, onions, and carrots, served hot.

Squeeze lime over the empanada before eating.

Taste the empanada, noting the different seasoning compared to Argentine empanadas.

Try the trout on bread, commenting on its smoothness and chili flavor.

Taste the grilled scallop, pairing it with lime.

Drink Chicha Morada, a purple corn drink, and describe its sweetness and refreshment.

Try the leche de tigre, the leftover juice from ceviche, noting its sourness and fishy flavor.

Discuss the flavors of the causa dishes, comparing chicken and octopus.

Taste the empanada again, noting its juiciness and the combination of meat and icing sugar.

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