Trying famous PERUVIAN SANDWICHES! 🇵🇪 (is it good?)

pork belly

🥗Healthier: chicken thigh

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thigh is lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

aji amarillo sauce

🥗Healthier: hummus

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Hummus offers a creamy texture with fewer calories, while sriracha is widely available.

Travel to Lima, Peru to try a chicharron sandwich.

Order a chicharron sandwich at a highly recommended place called La Lucha.

Receive the sandwich and observe its simple appearance.

Taste the sandwich, noting that it has fried pork and sweet potato inside.

Comment on the sandwich being small and simple, with good meat but nothing special about it.

Compare the sandwich to a pernil sandwich from Brazil, stating that it is good but not as delicious as pernil.

Enjoy the atmosphere of the restaurant, mentioning the staff wearing 1950s style diner hats.

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