Comments on: Dining In in Trujillo

By: Peruvians, Near & Far

Peruvians, Near & Far — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:58:11 +0000

[…] there. Dropped in one day recently to try the daily menú. Being a Monday, the soup starter was shambar, a classic from Trujillo, Henry’s hometown, with wheat grains and a variety of “parts […]

By: The Annual Round-Up v. 2.0.1.5

The Annual Round-Up v. 2.0.1.5 — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:29:09 +0000

[…] there, it was on to Trujillo for the obligatory family visit. It was all casual eats, either at the house, or at neighborhood dives. Some truly great fish dishes while were there, […]

By: A Very Moche Day (or 2)

A Very Moche Day (or 2) — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:19:30 +0000

[…] we visited many moons ago. And, a return to a family favorite, which when I last mentioned it, I referred to as a “roadside stand”. El Camaroncito Mochero (booklet.primary.warping) is really a roughly 70 seat outdoor restaurant […]

By: On BA’s Inka Trail

On BA’s Inka Trail — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:21:12 +0000

[…] Chifa Lung Fung, Humahuaca 3302, Once (across from the side of the Abasto Shopping Mall) – as the name suggests, it’s a chifa. The word comes from the Chinese influence in Peruvian culture, and is, more or less, a contraction of the words chi fan, the term for a casual restaurant (literally, “eat rice”). Most chifas offer up a selection of fairly basic, homestyle dishes, usually a mix of Peruvian and Chinese plates. One thing you can count on in these places (and most more homestyle Peruvian spots) is the menú, the lunch prix fixe special, which almost invariably consists of a bowl of soup followed by a choice between 2-5 main courses of the day. You can pretty much count on the former to be some sort of chicken or beef noodle soup with some potatoes and carrots in it, with the exception of Mondays at northern Peruvian spots when it’s shambar. […]