Another side of Lima

Today (Saturday in Lima) we took off on another taxi adventure, this time to Barranquino and by chance the Festival del Sabor (Festival of Flavour). What a sight that was - Craft Market down one side and amazing food dishes down the other. Unfortunately they were only setting up so we took a stroll around the neighbourhood. Several kilometres later, we found the beach........way down there. We had to step foot on a Peruvian beach, so DOWN we went. (All the way knowing that we had to get back up again)
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We discovered here monuments representing the national pastime of South America (Snogging)

Oh! Back to the subject (and after the long walk back) we were hungry and ready for the tastes of Peru. We all tried something different and shared.

• Zac's raw fish marinated in lemon juice
• One of twenty types of potatoes, mashed and layered with shredded chicken, topped with mayo, chilli sauce and boiled egg
• Pollo (chicken) with a sauce of caramelised onions
• Mashed corn with pollo wrapped and cooked in a corn husk
• spicey beef stuffed pepper (hot)
• Rice and beans with potato cooked into a fritatta served with crumbed steak
• Jugs of fermented corn juice (yuk), and a red drink that tasted like cinnamon

THEN there were three tables of desserts - all accompanied by a pan pipe duet.

I think we tasted more tradition Peruvian food today than others do on a whole tour. (What a guide!!!!) ....though he didn't even know it was on, we just stumbled onto it.