5 unique street foods of Peru

While travelling around Peru you might slowly get used to the typical meal a.k.a. soup, rice, potatoes, salad and a type of meat, but this country is also home to some interesting street-foods that could make it among yours “weirdest food” list.

1# CHICHA
This alcoholic drink made from natural fermentation of wheat and other cereals can be found literally anywhere. From road stands to market stalls to restaurants, is spread all throughout Peru even though in the South is more common and can also be found in other varieties such as the Chicha Morada.

2# CUY AL PALO
Probably the strangest “local delicacy” we’ve eaten in our trip so far, this translates in english as Guinea Pig. All round the country, guinea pigs are raised like chickens or pigs but are eaten only in special occasions as its supposed to be a food for special events. That said, in many small villages you can find street stands roasting and serving them on the spot as they’re commonly eaten more often.

3# HUEVOS DE CODORNIZ
Translated to Quail eggs, this quick snack is something you can grab at the corner of pretty much every street in Peru. Tasty, cheap and quick to eat, we cannot recount the amount of times we’ve eaten this during our month stay!

4# PAPA A LA HUANCAINA
Mostly found around the area of Huancacho, Trujillo, Chiclayo and especially Lima, this is an interesting street food (also commonly found in local comedores) made up from boiled yellow potatoes served with a creamy yellow Huacaina sauce. Funnily enough, it is very common to get this dish with an egg and some black olives!

5# TOTORA
We only found this to be a thing in the vicinity of the Lake Titicaca. The totora or in english “reed” is the plant for which the caballitos are famous in Trujillo and the floating islands of Uros in Puno. But on top for being used for construction, many locals living on the coast of the lake eat the last bit of the reed on a daily basis. After having tried it we have to say that it’s super refreshing and taste exactly like cucumber!

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