Lunch at my Grandma’s

Today, I had a delicious lunch at my grandma’s house. The salad I ate was a testament to the delicious vegetables you can eat in Peru – avocado, tomato, hearts of palm, and asparagus. The avocados here are WAY better than in the U.S., trust me. They are much smoother and taste riper probably because of the tropical environment here.

Besides the salad, I had one of my favorite dishes – pastel de poro, which is leek pie without a crust. I also gobbled down numerous borek filled with cheese, which I think of as mini versions of empanadas. My grandma also served smoked salmon. You can’t go wrong with that though it’s not very Peruvian!

For dessert, I had one of the ripest and best mangos ever and chocolate nut cake. This cake is so amazing and one of the foods I remember eating every year I come to Peru. The cake is nice and soft but has nuts throughout, which add nice texture, and the frosting is nice velvety fudge. I could eat it all the time.