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El Chinito Sangucheria

El Chinito is Lima’s most popular restaurant chain for eating the Lima-style Chicharron Sandwich. Felix Yong, the son of Chinese

Jump to the pics. For high-res slideshow viewing, see the Fiestas Patrias 2015 album on the Lima City of Kings

Celebrity chef Gaston Acurio pays homage to El RQNC, and Teresa Izquierdo explains the Tacu Tere. Jump to the pics.

Jump to the food pics. My wife’s cousin visited Lima last weekend. She had never seen Barranco, so we headed

Bar Maury, pictured above, invented the Pisco Sour in the early 1900s when an American guest asked for a whiskey

Peru’s plutonium-colored soda, Inca Kola, tastes like bubblegum. Started by a British family in the 1930s, the brand is now

Chicha Morada is a juice made by boiling purple corn, pineapple and apple, then adding lime, sugar and cinnamon. It

Suspiro de Limeña may be the namesake, but by popularity Picarones are the undisputed champion of Lima desserts. The fried