Two eggs (over easy), toast (with butter), maybe some home fries, and bacon/sausage was my staple growing up. Almost every weekend this was what my dad would fix us. This is a pretty typical American breakfast, and a tradition that I even kept when I would have friends over after shopping at the Farmer’s Market. In Perú, that is just not the case.
Here is a list of foods that I have received in my time in Perú:
Ø Quaker (pronounced Kwak-air): a liquidy oatmeal usually with cinnamon and/or sugar. This is usually served with any variety of the next items
Ø 2-3 Eggs
Ø Bread and avacado (my favorite)
Ø Fried Chicken and french fries
Ø Eggs and rice
Ø Ceviche (a cold fish dish, with a lemon juice sauce, onions and other spices), with a yam
Ø Eggs with stewed tomatoes and onions
Ø Hamburger
Ø Varieties of soup
Ø Spaghetti
Ø Sauteed onions and tomatoes with bread
Ø Escaviche de chancho (pickled pig’s feet, with onions) and a potato
Ø Hot dogs and eggs…or just hot dogs
Ø Fried sweet potatoe sandwich
Luckily this is sometimes served with warm juice, made fresh, especially if you buy your family fruit from the market. My favorites are pineapple and strawberry.
Daily Dinámica: “Clean Plate”
Trying to finish your plate can be a real challenge, and all you need is a positive attitude and a determined Peruvian to make it happen. When you can eat no more, you may hear “do you not like it?” or “is there something wrong?” which will give you that extra push to make your stomach swell just a littttle bit larger. Of course this may be more difficult when you are presented with pig’s feet; pickled pig’s feet; cold pickled pigs feet. (Which I was told you cannot cut, you must pick it up and chew off the “meat” for future reference.)
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