LIMA DAY 7: Another Day in Paradise

Thursday, August 17, 2017

If we were members of the Peruvian Senate, we would be really safe.

I only had Coffee at the Coffee Shop today, and then had leftovers from Panchita for the rest of my Breakfast. And two mini-Bananas.

Re-Heated Lomo Saltado is almost as good as Original Lomo Saltado.

For Lunch, Lonnise and I walked  just a few blocks to a new (to me) place called El Bodegon.

It's new, but the place is set up to look like an old school Peruvian Bar (they refer to them here as a Taberna) where people would sit around, hang out for hours and eat, drink and talk the evening away. I've been in 'real' Tabernas, and this is pretty realistic, with a little better food and excellent service.

After yesterday's Foodfest, we decided to step down our games, just a little. We shared a Rocoto Relleno (Stuffed Pepper) for our Appetizer.

This was excellent, as was the Pastel de Papa (Potatoes) that came with it.

For our Main Courses, I had Estafado de Lengua (Tongue) and Lonnise had a dish called Aueropuerto.

The Tongue was in a Stew with Carrots, Potatoes and Raisins, with an obligatory Olive hiding in there. It was really good, but I was hoping for something that looked more Tongue-like, just for the photo op. Lonnise's dish is a fancy version of Fried Rice, with lots of stuff in it, and topped with a Fried Egg and a Fried Pork Cutlet. You can't see the Cutlet because it was on the side of the plate facing her. She polished off the Cutlet and a lot of the Rice (there was a ton). I tasted some of her Rice, and it was excellent. I will go back for that dish.

After some tourist excursions and some resting, we went to Jose Antonio for Dinner.

We were still taking it easy. Lonnise easier than I was.She had a Shrimp Causa, and I had Sopa Criolla and Tacu Tacu with Shrimp Sauce.

A Causa is Mashed Yellow Potatoes stuffed (in this case) with what we would call Shrimp Salad. Sort of like a soft Shrimp Salad Sandwich. My Soup was Beef-Based, with Noodles and Ground Beef. The Tacu Tacu is the same Rice & Bean Patty that I had yesterday, but this time covered in a creamy Sauce and Shrimp.

They had no Chocolate Ice Cream, so we passed on Dessert at the restaurant.