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I’m in Lima, Peru right now learning all I can about the culinary specialties of this very urban and diversely beautiful city. I figured I’d start with a hunt for the best ceviche in Lima.
Lima reminds me quite a bit of Los Angeles, the city where I live. The weather is similar and the geography is similar. I’m staying in a section of town known as Barranco. It’s a lot like Santa Monica, CA. Complete with cliffs and western-facing oceanfront palisades. Like Los Angeles, the sun sets spectacularly over the Pacific ocean. Seems like a good place to find that Latin American seafood specialty known as ceviche.
I started my culinary education here by simply asking local people what they loved most about Peruvian cuisine. I soon…
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