CHICLAYO, Gastronomy

Chiclayo and Lambayeque as a whole, is famous for their excellent food, a cuisine with ancestral secrets that meets the most demanding of tastes.

Traditional dishes are arroz con pato (rice with fried duck prepared with coriander), cabrito (fried or stewed kid), cebiche (raw fish marinated in lemon juice),causa (mashed potatoes filled with vegetables or tuna fish), espesado (thick soup made of meat) and others, all of which are perfectly complemented with chicha de jora, a liquor made from fermented corn dating back to pre-Hispanic times.

As far as desserts are concerned, one must try the king kong (cake filled with milk-based fudge, quince jelly and figs), alfajores (pastry filled with almonds, honey and sesame) and machacado de membrillo (mashed quince).