Come join us as we eat our favorite Peruvian food at our favorite restaurant in Lima, Peru. Punto Azul has some of the best Ceviche Peruano we've ever tasted and we're actually quite confident enough to say it is the best ceviche we've ever had in Lima. We also order a whole bunch of other sides, dishes and drinks in what is one of our last epic feasts in Lima, Peru.
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Our Favorite Peruvian Food at Punto Azul Restaurant in Lima, Peru Travel Video Transcript:
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So if this place looks familiar it is because we've made a video here once before. And to be honest we come to this restaurant pretty often whenever we're in Lima. This place is called Punto Azul and they make a delicious ceviche and some pretty tasty dishes that we're going to be sampling today. We're actually ordering all of our favorite dishes at this restaurant, so it should be a tasty meal.
So as Audrey mentioned we're going all out. We're getting literally everything we want here, so we've got Chicha Morada in a vase. That is enough for the two of us. That is the purple corn drink. Yes. Yeah. It is delicious, refreshing, sweet and then my favorite, my personal favorite beer in Peru Cusqueña. And I was drinking that quite a bit in Cusco earlier on in the year. And it is nice to be back in Lima and having a nice ice cold Cusqueña again.
So this right here is Canchita. And it is a nice little snack you can enjoy before your meal. Look at the size of your kernels. They are pretty massive. Nice and crispy. Good stuff.
I'm also drinking my Chicha. I added a little bit of lime so it is nice and sour.
So we're starting with an appetizer and today we're having Conchitas a la parmesana. Take a look over here. And just look at this thing of beauty.
And they are served in their shell. That is pretty cool. And lots of Parmesan cheese on there. We just squeezed on a little bit of lime.
There we go. All in one bite.
That is so good. The scallop is super tender and the cheese - an explosion in your mouth.
So I don't know if you remember this Audrey but it was actually your Grandma who introduced us to this dish here. Yes, she was the one who ordered this appetizer for the two of us and my parents a few months ago. So we've become big fans.
So I ordered the exact same thing every time I come to Punto Azul. Cebiche.
And that has just arrived over here. This is just the classic ceviche. It is only fish, no other seafood in there and we've got our red onions.
Um, you have your sweet potato, fresh corn and of course the tiger's milk. Which is basically like a lemon base that helps cure the fish. So yeah, this is my absolute favorite. I never get sick of ceviche.
I just love all of the flavors in your mouth. Like it is so sour and tart but then you've got your sweet potato to kind of help balance that. It is just perfection.
The perfect meal in Lima. Hands down my favorite Peruvian dish.
And now it is time for your favorite. Yes, and you can't come Punto Azul and not indulge in the seafood but I'm trying something that is kind of unique to here and that is the shrimp cheese risotto.
This rivals the risottos you find in Italy. I kid you not. Watch it Italy.
We are stuffed but we couldn't resist getting dessert. So if we have a look over here we are having a merengado de chirimoya .
So this is the meringue you see right here. This brown sauce is manjar blanco which is similar to dulce de leche. It is kind of like a caramel. And then the chirimoya is a fruit. It is a white fleshy fruit which is completely covered in whipped cream and manjar blanco. So it is kind of hard to see it. But it is absolutely delicious. This is one of my favorite Peruvian desserts.
And now it is time for price point so that came to just under 140 Soles. So that was less than $40 US dollars. And that included our Chicha Morada, our beer, our appetizer, our two mains and a dessert so not bad value. And if there is a tip I want to tell you it is to come to this restaurant early. If we had of gone 30 minutes later we would have been waiting outside with about twenty or thirty others.
This is part of our Travel in Peru video series showcasing Peruvian food, Peruvian culture and Peruvian cuisine.
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