{"id":80794,"date":"2020-10-07T12:47:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=80794"},"modified":"2020-10-15T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T08:12:19","slug":"perus-golden-child-ceviche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/perus-golden-child-ceviche\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru\u2019s Golden Child, Ceviche"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you thought ceviche was Mexican or Ecuadorian, you were sadly misled, given false information, straight up lied to. Ceviche is Peru\u2019s national dish, our golden child if you will. So much so that ceviche has its own National Day (June 28) in Peru. Apart from quinoa<\/a>, ceviche will always be Peru’s pride and glory.<\/p>\n

What Is Ceviche<\/h4>\n

\"ceviche\"Some of you might look at ceviche and think of it as a \u2018cold fish stew\u2019 and even though that might not sound appetising it is a good descriptor of what it is. There are many different regional variations of ceviche but the basics will always remain the same \u2013 raw fish, fresh lime juice, chopped onions, and Peruvian ‘aji’s’ that are local chillies.<\/p>\n

The fish is cured by sitting in the marinade of the lime juice and salt. The fish is cooked from the acidity of the citrus making it tender. The fish doesn\u2019t need that long to cook, some chefs stir it and serve it almost instantly where some leave it for about 30 minutes to an hour for the citrus to actually “cook” the fish. One thing that is important to note is making sure the fish doesn\u2019t sit too long, you run the risk of \u201covercooking\u201d it and the fish coming out rubbery.<\/p>\n

Ceviche\u2019s Origin<\/h4>\n

Ceviche has been part of Peru\u2019s fabric for millennia; it is believed that The Moche were actually the first to marinate fish and seafood using fermented juice prepared from banana passionfruit (also known as Taxo) and like today they also used chilli and salt in the process. It was actually much later when the Spanish colonists arrived in Peru, that they brought citrus fruits, like lime. After the introduction of limes is when it became the main ingredient in marinating the fish or rather in \u201ccooking\u201d the fish.<\/p>\n

Not long after this did ceviche really solidify itself as Peru\u2019s national dish. The popularity of this dish spread across the nation and with that came different regional flavours being added to the dish, customising itself to different parts of Peru.<\/p>\n

\"ceviche\"Believe it or not, the Japanese have had a big influence on Peruvian cuisine since they first started immigrating to the country in the mid-19th Century. After their arrival, it took about a generation for the Japanese to become deeply embedded within the Peruvian community, especially the social and economic fabric and with that came more business like restaurants.<\/p>\n

The Japanese are famous for dealing with a lot of seafood in their cuisine, especially uncooked fish like ceviche. Their influence may be subtle but they have actually shaped how Peruvians deal with seafood. They introduced shorter marinating time for the ceviche, which before was letting the fish \u201ccook\u2019 in lime juice for hours. As well as different cutting techniques that allow for more flavourful fish.<\/p>\n

Ceviche really is Peru\u2019s golden child, so much so that in 2019, Lima had two restaurants in the 50 best in the world<\/a> list- both including ceviche dishes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Typical Peruvian Ceviche<\/h4>\n

For starters, Peruvians always eat ceviche with a spoon. That is because of the clear liquid at the bottom of the dish called \u2018Leche de Tigre\u2019 which translates to \u2018tiger’s milk\u2019, all it is is the citrus-based, spicy marinade used to cure the fish in classic Peruvian ceviche. People love it so much that it is normal to order ceviche and ask for extra \u2018Leche de Tigre’, I know I do every time I\u2019m back in my native country.<\/p>\n

\"ceviche\"The plating of ceviche is pretty much the same at any Peruvian restaurant you go to within and outside the country. There will always be a side of sweet potatoes and soft corn as well as toasted corn nuts called \u2018cancha\u2019. The ceviche will pretty much always be topped with raw slices of red onion and coriander. Super simple but super delicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you thought ceviche was Mexican or Ecuadorian, you were sadly misled, given false information, straight up lied to. Ceviche is Peru\u2019s national dish, our golden child if you will. So much so that ceviche has its own National Day (June 28) in Peru. Apart from quinoa, ceviche will always be Peru’s pride and glory. What Is Ceviche Some of you might look at ceviche and think of it as a \u2018cold fish stew\u2019 and even though that might not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5861,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80794"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80929,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80794\/revisions\/80929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}