My first stop of the morning was Mercado #2 in Surquillo. There are Mercados all over the place, but I've been going here for years to see Rosa, The Seafood Lady.
It's not just Seafood at the Mercado... there's Fish, Meats, Chickens and Ducks, along with dry goods, Cheese items, pirated DVDs... everything. And it makes some great Photo Ops, like this one from a Fish stand.
I told Rosa that I wanted a Ceviche with Clams and Scallops. I also wanted Fried Fish Chunks. We looked over the Clams and picked six nice ones. I left the Scallop deciding to her.
While they did the preparations, I had a Bowl of Chilcano, which is a Fish Stock Soup.
After that, The Ceviche and Chicharron de Pescado.
As if sent by God, some girl from another part of the Mercado came by with Rosa's and her assistant's Coffee. So, after some negotiating, I had a Cafe con Leche delivered (for 60 cents!) and was able to fulfill my usual Saturday routine.
On the way out, I stopped at a Juice stand and had a blender full of Cantaloupe Juice. Just like the old school Soda Fountains, he gave me the overage in the blender.
Ed and I walked around in the afternoon, and wound up at Mama Lola's for Lunch, mostly because they were air conditioned. Ed had Ravioli, and I had Aji de Gallina with Gnocchi.
For Dinner, we had big plans. Ed likes Panchita almost as much as I do, so we planned to eat there for his last night in town.
We started with their wonderful Bread selection. For our Appetizers, I ordered a side dish of Carapulcra, and Ed asked for an Empanada and a Shrimp Causa.
Carapulcra is a Stew made of Dried Potatoes, delicious Spices and either some Pork or Chicken thrown in for good measure. This one had Pork, and it was delicious. Ed loved his Empanada, and the parrt of the HUGE Causa that he could eat.
Our Main Courses were Tacu Tacu with Loma Saltado (me) and an Anticucho of Lomo Fino (Filet on a stick) for Ed.
We were very quiet for the next 15 minutes. Ed did justice to his Steak, and I ate most of the Lomo Saltad, but less than half of the Tacu Tacu Rice & Bean Patty.
For Dessert, Panchita has Queso Helado. If you translate it, that's 'Frozen Cheese,' but it's not. It's just really good Ice Cream from the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Even better (or worse, depending on your point of view), they changed the presentation, raising the price by about a dollar and a quarter and giving you almost twice as much Queso Helado.
Ed had Crema Volteada, which you and I would call Flan. I was too excited with my Ice Cream to remember to take its photo, but yeah, Ed liked it.
That was it for Ed's final night.
It appears you can eat. . . and eat. Impressive blog, trip and diet.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike. Apparently, it's my one skill.
DeleteI've seen Rich in action. He can eat. He is a true eating athlete.
DeleteI challenged him to an eating contest and had to admit defeat. After hitting the third restaurant (the Seafood Lady, Al Toke Pez, and a Chicharroneria)I couldn't take another bite. Rich on the other hand, was enjoying his sandwich like it was his first meal of the day.
Juan
P.S. I'm the eating champion in my office and hit a buffet every Friday.