Peru Food Hit List 2009
| Food | Description | Eaten? | Notes |
| Anticuchos | Beef heart kabobs | Y | Ate at Rustica, a country-themed chain restaurant. For around $4 I got 2 people's worth. Later hit by massive heartburn, ironically. |
| Bembos Burger | Peruvian fast food chain | Y | Got a "Royal," which includes a fried egg. Later I got a "German" which is loaded with sauerkraut and relish. On my last evening in Peru I had a "French" burger which was loaded with swiss cheese and mushrooms. Kind of like a Frisco melt. |
| Pollo a la Brasa | Rotisserie chicken | Y | Ate it at Kendalls, a chicken plaze around the corner. They've remodeled since last time, new windows, tables, chairs, pretty much everything but the people. |
| Jalea | Large pile of fried seafood | N | I almost ate this in the raw meat market, but the overpowering smell of fish hanging out in the open turned me away. |
| Pizza from "El Capo" | "The best in Jesus Maria" | Y | Chorizo, kalmata olives, and boiled egg make great toppings. |
| Inca Kola | Peruvian bubble-gum flavored soda | Y | Had it on the plane from Miami, and many times afterward. |
| Chica morada | Drink made from purple corn juice | Y | Always delicious. |
| Lomo saltado | Stirfried beef strips and potato wedges over rice | Y | Ate a vegetarian version with grilled tofu instead of beef. |
| Tallarines verdes | Pesto pasta | Y | Mine came with a country fried chicken steak (milenesa de pollo) |
| Dove Vai ice cream | Located in Miraflores | Y | On my last day, I got a cup of ice cream while Kathy waited in line at FedEx next door. I had two scoops: the first was strawberry with chocholate chips. The other was lúcuma with oreo cookies. Needless to say it was really good. |
| Sublime (soo-blee-may) | Popular chocolate bar | Y | ¡Hay que rico! |
| Fanta | Sweeter and less carbonated than in the US | Y | Bought 3 liter bottle, finished it within a week. |
| Picarones | Fried pumpkin donut rings | Y | Finished off my lunch at local artisan faire with four delicious picarones for ~70 cents |
| Chicharrones | Pork rinds | N | Next time, fried pig fat, next time. |
| Lúcuma ice cream | Regional fruit flavor | Y | Ice cream store inside Jockey Plaza. |
| Churro | Like at the zoo, but better. | Y | I ate a churro filled with manjar blanco, a condensed milk/caramel-ish filling after going to the arcade in Miraflores. |
| Maíz cancha | Freshly made Corn Nuts | Y | Bought a pack at the Metro. Eating them right now. Can't stop. |