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 Peruvian ceviche

Ceviche is considered a cultural heritage in my country, so it is part of the Peruvian national identity, becoming very popular in Peru. But how many different presentations does this dish have?

Fish ceviche: 

It´s the most common type of ceviche, prepared from cuts of square-shaped pieces of fish that are later mixed with lemon and salt. Corvina fillet, silverside, mackerel, bonito, grouper and tollo are mostly used.

Mixed ceviche:

 It´s one that contains the same ingredients as the common ceviche, to which various shellfish or fish have been added.

                             

Black clam ceviche: 

It´s a typical dish from the coasts of Tumbes, made mainly with black clam and marinated chulucanas with lemon, seasoned with red onion, garlic, chili pepper and finally Peruvian rocoto. 

Shrimp ceviche:

It´s a typical dish of the Arequipa region made with river shrimp.

Octopus ceviche: 

It´s similar to the common fish ceviche, they differ in the preparation, since tender octopus is used or it is passed through boiled water to soften it´s meat.

Ceviche of tollo: 

It´s prepared with shark, and typical of the Peruvian  north coast.

Amazonian ceviche: 

It´s typical of the Peruvian Amazon, it is made with regional fish meat (from the Amazon rivers), being able to be paiche, Amazonian dorado, Amazonian corvina, maiden, tiger catfish.

Duck ceviche:

Typical of the small north of Peru, it is made with native duck previously macerated in a mixture of mirasol aji, garlic and lemon juice. The duck is then cut into chunks and cooked in a dressing with sliced ​​onion and then served hot with boiled cassava as a garnish.

Eating habits

Hello, this time I will present you my daily meals.

For breakfast it's usually coffee with milk and an avocado sandwich, I love avocado. However, I sometimes accompany the avocado sandwich with orange juice.

For lunch my mother prepares more complete dishes, it varies during the week so I will mention my favorite, my favorite dish for lunch is green noodles with chicken.   

For dinner I usually have milk with a cheese sandwich or eggs, whatever I find in the kitchen.