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=Daily Cuisine=

The people of Peru have very traditional roots in their daily cuisine. The main thing that unites all Peruvian food are the stationary ingredients.

Though "essentail ingredients vary throughout different climates in different reigons" [1] the main ingredients found in every peruvian dish are rice, potatoes, chichen, pork, fish and lamb. Most of these meals have one of the different kinds of "aji", or peruvian hot pepper, which are: yellow aji pepper, red aji pepper and red rocoto pepper. Some regular or "common" foods in Peru include:



__**Arroz con Pollo:**__ Boiled chicken seasoned with a green sauce. Served always with green rice (rice cooked with albahaca)



__**Papa Rellena:**__ meat-stuffed potato patties.

__**Sea Food (Cevicherias)**__ At most restaurants in Peru, at lunch time or a special occasion people used to go to Cevicherias which are restaurants that serve almost every kind of sea food. The most traditional meal in Peru is the Ceviche, a cold dish with pieces of raw fish, cooked in lemon juice, "served always with onions, camote (one kind of sweet peruvian potato) and of course, peruvian aji pepper." [1]

=Other Occasions:= Because Spain strongly influenced Peru, most Peruvians celebrate Christian holidays like Easter, Christmas, and All Saints' Day. Dishes like "sweet mango juice, bakery rolls, and homemade doughnuts coated with sugar and syrup are Christmas favorites." [4]

[1] "Peruvian Food." 01 May 2008 < [|http://users.tkk.fi/~czevallo/EnglishCourse/PeruvianFood.html>.] [4] "Food in Peru." 24 Apr 2008 < [|http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Peru-AGRICULTURE.html>.]