Lima, it’s bean a treat (many, in fact!)

Hola amigas! It’s been a busy few days of eating and drinking our way through Lima. Consider this a highlights reel of things we’ve consumed.

We (I) had planned out our time in Lima with a focus on food. We had dinner reservations every night, and our daytime priorities revolved around eating as well. To make sure we didn’t miss a thing, we also crammed in a food and market tour on day 2.

Of course, it’s hard to imagine food in Lima without Ceviche, so we didn’t even try. Please enjoy a gallery of the fresh, tangy and piquant piles of fish we basically inhaled.

I also couldn’t have imagined visiting Lima without a Pisco Sour (or two). Hotel Bolivar is credited with the OG creation. It holds up.

We had a great first dinner at Osaka, where everything was delicious and the drinks were smokin’ too.

When I think of food in Lima, this spaghetti Limanese 👇will forever be the standout. Pesto spaghetti with a side of 🌶️ pepper & cheese covered potatoes? Yes, please.

While we were eating the above meal at El Bodegon, I admired the table next to ours’ dinner choices and wished I’d thought to order Causa. Wed learned about earlier that day and the layers of mashed potato, avocado and more mashed potato were something I knew I wanted to try. And so we did. And because it was at a ceviche restaurant, it came shaped like a fish. Fun!

For those of you wondering how Jay found time for beer on this trip given our stuffed agenda, fear not. Even when it’s #notabeertrip Jay finds beer. He managed to make it to a few breweries and confirmed that Peru is not a beer destination.

But not to worry! Jay has found another favourite beverage here: Inka Cola. he says it tastes like yellow cream soda, and has the banana flavour of Runts or Amoxicillin. Yum?

And there you have it. Some culinary highlights from Lima. More adventures to follow!