A Gourmet Day in Lima

With Sr. Ortiz at his beautiful fruit and veggie stand

Lima Peru has become a foodie paradise.  There are 19 new restaurants opening each day in this city of 10 million, and many of the more established places are excellent.  So, we spent our one day in Peru's capital on a gourmet tour of the city . . . beginning with coffee at a specialty roaster, a butterscotch flavored milkshake made from a local fruit, a trip to the local market to sample fruit, veggies, and see seafood, followed by lessons from bartenders and chefs on how to make the famous Pisco Sour and ceviche.  We topped off the gourmet day with a sampler of local foods (including cuy --- guinea pig) at an outdoor restaurant at the base of ancient temple ruins.  At the end of a wonderful day, stuffed and satisfied, we napped and smiled.  

After dining at the Huaca Pucllana pre-Incan temple

The pre-Incan temple site features a restaurant

With our guide, Jaime
about to taste great coffee

prepared from fresh coffee beans

roasted in front of our eyes

Yum!  coffee in the garden

Restaurant in an old train car

Flounder and sea bass in the market

Sr. Sanchez shows off today's octopus
at his stand in the market

Fruits and veggies of all kinds

David gets a Pisco Sour lesson

Shaken not stirred

Delicious, frothy Pisco Sours

Remember that sea bass?
Now we turn it into ceviche in a lesson from the chef

Beautiful creation
(and the ceviche wasn't bad either)

A sampler of Peruvian specialties
including some guinea pig meat

Dessert:  why choose? Eat them all!