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A Taste Of Lima.(Brief article)
Byline: Joseph Contreras
During my years of traipsing around Latin America, I have always regarded Lima as one of the underrated gastronomic capitals of the hemisphere. There's nothing like unwinding at a seaside eatery in one of the Peruvian capital's outlying suburbs with a frothy pisco sour cocktail and a plate of seviche marinated in lime juice and aji peppers.
Thanks to the efforts of a couple of enterprising Peruvian businesswomen, visitors can now sample the city's diverse fare. Culinary Tour Peru offers a one-day crash course in local cuisine. The brainchild of longtime travel-industry entrepreneur Patricia La Rosa, the six-hour "golden" tour includes a buffet lunch and visits to a typical sevicheria and a 19th-century Lima tavern, where tourists learn how to prepare the tangy seafood appetizer and test their bartending skills with the pisco grape liquor ($55 to $90 per person, minimum two clients; culinarytour.com.pe ).
For serious foodies, Wendy Alperstein launched her Taste of Peru ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, A Taste Of Lima.(Brief article)