Pirwa Hostels Peru Blog

We all know that there are some traditional dishes in every country, which in many cases would not confirm our normal taste, especially in my case coming from Germany. For the local people it is such a normal thing, because they grew up with it. They never would consider certain things to be abnormal.

When we are travelling we are usually more open for new things and to have a try of the local taste. This is the time to eat things you probably would never, when you are at home. Some of the dishes you might not even be able to buy and prepare in other countries. The idea of eating insects is still very exotic in Europe, but people are getting customized to it, as being a source of protein. It is possible that the reality TV-shows had their contribution to it. But does that mean you would try it?

Arriving in Peru brought me into a complete different culture. One after another I tried the local dishes such as Chicharron, Aji de Gallina, Ceviche, Alpaca Steak…. Those are only some of the traditional dishes. Especially the people in front of the restaurants would remind me that there is something else to be tried. I always denied, since I could not imagine, that I would be able to eat my pet’s brother.

Everybody I asked kept on telling me, they are much bigger here and they would serve it with its head, to make sure, you would not eat a rat.

It took me six month and someone from far away. He wanted to go out to have Alpaca, since I enjoyed eating a good steak at some other time before I joined in. This restaurant had a lot of local specialties on the menu. Before I realized I had my pet’s bother on the plate. Cuy the local specialty people think of in relation to Peruvian dishes. It did taste much better then I would have expected it to be. Would I eat it again?…