More classics - that is, if you count Octopus on a Stick as 'classic.'
In the morning, I walked to the little pop-up food festival that is there every weekend at Surquillo Mercado #1. I bought a Causa with Shrimp and Crabmeat and a Seco de Cabrito.
The Causa -- if you've been taking notes -- is two layers or Mashed Yellow Potatoes, held together with only some Lime and Spices, sandwiching what we would call Crab Salad with (as a bonus) some Shrimps thrown in here and there. Lonnise would love this. The Cabrito is Goat that had been cooking for what I guess is a real long time, because it was fall apart tender. It was served with some Beans and Rice. All of that, with a half pitcher of Chicha Morada, ran just about $9.
For Lunch, I walked over to Surquillo Mercado #2 (not to be confused with Mercado #1 in the morning) to visit the Seafood Lady. As always, she was happy to see me. I got there after the Lunch rush, so I helped her bus her tables, and as a reward, she offered me a Bowl of Soup.
I'm not sure, but if I had to give the Soup a name, I would have called it Fish Noodle Soup. I added a little too much hot sauce, but it was still very good.
After the Soup, I asked her to to cut up some Clams and make me a Cebiche with Clams and Scallops.
Delicious. And made with love.
I was meeting Alex and Cesar for Dinner, so I rested up for a while and then headed out to get my shoes shined, change some Dollars into Soles, have a Cremolada (Coconut) and play some blackjack.
Cremoladas are like a combination of Snow Cone and Slurpee, only much, much better.
I didn't do well at the Casino, but I did get to take a photo with a Giant Fake Monopoly Guy.
I met the guys (on time!!!!) at Panchita. I love this restaurant. I know, I say that a lot, but I really love this restaurant. Everything is great there, even the Breads.
I had one of the large ones and one of the small, round ones. With Butter.
We shared the Mixed Appetizer.
I really should learn the name of this plate; I order it enough. From the top, clockwise, there are Anticuchos (Beef Hearts on a Stick), Fried Pork, a Green Tamale, Corn with Cheese, a Pap Rellena (Stuffed Potato), Papa a la Huancaina (Potatoes with a rich Sauce), and a Causa. All great, but the Tamale was greatest of all.
For our Main Courses, I had Pulpo (Octopus), Cesar had Pez Espada (Swordfish), and Alex also had Pulpo.
Cesar apparently has never met a camera that he didn't like. Alex hates taking Blog Photos, but he puts up with it. And then -- just to mix things up, I posed differently with my food.
Totally fabulous. The whole thing, with a few soft drinks, but no dessert, came to $96 including tip. For food of this quality, that's a real bargain.
On the way home, Cesar and I stopped at El Enano and I had a Juice. As Cesar says, "there's always time for Juice."
This Juice (#71) was a combination of Melon (Honeydew), Lucuma and Guanabana, with just a little Equal thrown in. I would have preferred just Melon, but that didn't have a number on the menu, so it wasn't happening. Cesar had #43.
That's it for the day. Here's my steps.
If I had known that I was that close to 20,000 steps, I would have walked around the block once before going in.
Cremoladas con leche! Where is that place.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great pics.
Javier
It's outside of Surquillo Mercado #1. That's the one that we went to with the missus. Paseo de la Republica and Ricardo Palma. There are two of them, diagonal from each other on different corners.
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