Our last day in Cusco, we went out for lunch with some of our friends from the Machu Picchu tour. What's on the menu? Cuy, a traditional dish of guinea pig eaten in the highlands of Peru. Our hostel recommended the Cusquenita, a traditional restaurant serving Peruvian fare. We decided to order Cuy al Horno, or stuffed roasted guinea pig with a side of roasted potatoes. Cuy is dark meat and was tender and juicy. The stuffing was made of a minty, spicy green which overpowered the flavour of the meat a bit. It was a good meal but after all, we were eating guinea pig so it took a lot of effort to de-bone the little bit of meat on this animal. The portions were huge too and the two of us couldn't finish one plate.
In Arequipa (where we went after
Cusco), traditional fare is served in restaurants known as
Picanterias. We went to La Palomino, and we ordered the goat ribs and
shrimp soup. When you are ordering food in a language you don't
really know, you never really know what you are going to get. I knew
we ordered goat but would there be a sauce, would it be fried...it's
always a surprise. We got a delicious shrimp soup heavy enough to
eat as a meal on its own. And the goat, it was so flavourful and
salty, fried and delicious. This place had awesome food and I wanted
to come back for lunch again but sadly it was our last day in
Arequipa.
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