Friday On the Road

Ed and I met early because we were going out of town for the weekend.

After doing some final gift shopping, we went to Mi Peru in Barranco. I love this place... it's tiny, and doesn't look like it would be any good, but it's great. They are famous in Lima for their Concentrado de Cangrejo (crab soup), but I am equally as big a fan of their Tortilla de Conchas (Scallop Omelet). Ed had the soup, I had the Parihulea (Mixed Seafood Soup), and we both shared the Scallop Omelet.

We headed out of town to Chaclacayo, to a resort-kind of place. All of our meals are included, so you eat what they give you, or you leave the resort and eat elsewhere. Tonight's dinner was a Pumpkin or Squash Soup (I couldn't get a straight answer), Chicken with Rice, and some sort of Pinwheel Cake for dessert.

They brought around more, so I had seconds on the soup and the Chicken.

Also, a Llama started chasing and spitting at me.

Thursday Lima Blog Post

I woke up and had a banana.

Ed met me at the apartment, and said that he liked yesterday's empanadas so much, he wanted to go to Per-Lizza again. Off we went.

I ordered four different flavors: Lomo Saltado, Chicken and Mushroom, Spinach, and the king: Mushroom and Cheese. Did I need four? No, but they're really good. Ed had two. I washed them down with a cafe con leche.

Per-Lizza is a bakery. Ed saw these coconut macaroon-looking things, wanted one, so we split it.

Incredibly, we didn't eat again until dinner, where we met my friend Jenny at T'anta in San Isidro.

We started off by sharing an appetizer of Octopus Wantons. Not surprisingly, they were delicious. Jenny had one; Ed and I had two and a half each.

For my main dish, I ordered the Saltado Tanta. This is a Tacu Tacu patty with a mixed stir fry -- shrimp, chicken and beef.

Ed had Tuna, and Jenny ordered the mini Causas. Ed had never had Tuna not from a can, and he loved it. Ate every bite and seemed to be considering licking off the plate. Jenny polished off her causas, too.

Jenny ordered dessert. I don't know where she puts the food - every time we eat, she finishes everything. And she's another one who weighs 100 pounds at most.

Any way, that gave me permission to have dessert, so I ordered a Choco-Lucuma. It's a combination of Chocolate and Lucuma (a local fruit) mousses, wrapped in a chocolate shell. I also ordered three tiny chocolate truffles; we each had one.

Jenny is a professional model. She does stuff all the time, and is on TV and things like that. Her picture was in the newspaper on Wednesday, which is what reminded me to call her. Ed bought a copy of the paper, and Jenny signed it for him. He's going to get it framed.

We are going out of town for the weekend. I'm not sure how wonderful the food will be (I have high hopes) or what the status of the internet is, but I will do my best.

ONE THING I FORGOT: Around midnight, I ate some Chifles (plantain chips) at the casino.

Wednesday Summary

Hi. I have limited time and limited internet access for the next few days, so limited pictures, and -- good for you!!! -- limited words.

Early
Three empanadas
Cafe con leche

Mid-Day
Felaffel Sandwich
Schwarma - Lamb

Dinner - these were small dishes, kind of like a reverse buffet.
Four Scallops Parmigiana
Two shrimps wrapped in bacon
Cebiche
Tomato slice with diced potatoes and Cold Salmon
Mini Causa with Chicken Salad

Rice and Seafood
More Rice and Seafood
Lomo Saltado
Sall piece of Corvina
Two Shrimps in Curry Sauce
Mini Chicken Breast in mushroom sauce

Rice Pudding
Tiny Lemon Tart

Tuesday in Lima

Two bananas in the morning.

Ed and I went to the Mercado in Surquillo for reasons of tourism/getting candy for work/eating breakfast. Ed didn't know about the breakfast part.

On the way there, we passed the coconut stuff stand. I got a Coconut Thing. For a half Sol, you get a coconut thing that's delicious. It is shredded coconut strips, held together with sugar, I suppose. Think a Mounds bar without the chocolate.

At the Mercado, we saw my friend, the Seafood Lady.

 

She made me a Cebiche of Conchas Negras and Ed a small dish of Fried Mixed Seafood. Even though he didn't know it was coming, he dealt with it well.

Later, we picked up Dely and went to Nautika for Lunch. I had a Groupon, so we got some dishes for (virtually) free, and it allowed us to order Too Much Food once again.

Dely and I finished off a small dish of the cancha (toasted corn). I was pretty much not paying attention, and I didn't get a lot of photos here. Our first dish was Choros a la Chalaca (Mussels with a cebiche-like mixture on top).

 

I ate two of them. Our next dish was the Trio of Causas. Causas are the mashed potato item that doubles as a food deliver device. The three on our dish were Octopus in a Olive Sauce, Mixed Seafood Salad, and Shrimps with Golf Sauce (mayonnaise and ketchup). I wound up eating about half of the plate, and Deli and Ed ate the rest. Don't worry about Dely; she can't be more than 100 pounds soaking wet, but she eats like a linebacker.

Our next two courses were Jalea (fried mixed seafood and fish) and a Tacu Tacu with Mariscos. I have no photos of either. The Tacu Tacu is a rice and bean patty covered (in this case) with assorted seafood in a red creamy sauce, and topped with a small amount of shredded Parmesan Cheese.

After, we walked along the Malecon in Chorrillos. Here's a picture of Ed and Dely.

Later that afternoon, I picked up a $1 Chicken Salad Sandwich on the street, and I had some frozen grapes in the apartment.

For dinner tonight, we went to Patagonia, right here in Miraflores. They're an Argentinean restaurant, so we had Steak. I had the Lomo a la Pimienta with sliced potatoes in a cream sauce, and Ed had the Lomo with just fries and a salad.

That's it for dinner. No dessert, no appetizer. They give you some pickled potatoes and pickled carrots when you sit down; I had some of those, too.