The Lima walking food tour will start with the pick up at
your hotel located in the city of Lima (private service) or we can meet you up
at the Grand Hotel Bolivar (group
service) located in the historical center of Lima.
We will begin the food tour in San Martin Square. This place has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 and
it was opened in 1921. You will admire historical buildings around like the
National Club.
Walking along the street of Jiron de la Union, you will see that this is a traditional place
with a lot of history and full of commerce. We will reach a typical restaurant
to taste an exquisite sandwich of pork known as “Pan con chicharrón”. This street
sandwich is made with pork, fried sweet potato, and onion sauce.
The Lima food tour continues
to explore the Central Market, a
place with a lot of products and good prices. Here, we are going to taste fresh
local Peruvian fruit, with time
enough to walk around.
Our next stop is at the Chinese
neighborhood. The Chinese population has arrived in Peru during the 19th
century to cover the missing workforce in the coast. We are going to enjoy Chinese snacks and visit its
picturesque market. We can leave
this quarter without tasting “Chifa”,
a fusion of Peruvian-Cantonese food, the favorite of many local families.
Then, we will walk to the Convent of San Francisco to admire the beauty of the architecture
around, Here, we will taste “Churros”.
This traditional sweet is a flour dough fill with dulce de leche (milk
caramel). Then, we will visit one of oldest bars in the city, and we will eat a
delicious “Causa rellena”. Refresh
yourself tasting “Chicha morada”, a
sweet drink made of purple corn.
The Peruvian food
is considered one of the best gastronomies that you will taste in South America. The City of Kings has to offer many options to eat with a great variety
of restaurants and incredible food tours like this one.
The tour keeps going throughout the Main Square until reach a popular street full of food carts. We
will taste “Anticuchos”, grilled beef
hurts skewers marinated with spices. Also, we will taste a traditional dessert known
as “Picarones”, a dough made with
pumpkin and sweet potato, served with sugar cane syrup.
We will taste another Peruvian dessert known as “Mazamorra Morada” made with purple corn, and to finish this amazing experience,
we will taste the “Emoliente”, a hot
drink with medicinal properties, and very popular among Peruvians.
Finishing this amazing food
tour, we are going to say goodbye at Jiron Camana, the end point for the
group service, or we will back to the hotel for the private service.