Best food experiences in Peru

1. Ceviche norteño at La Rosa Nautica. Sole, black scallops and flounder in a big sea scallop from Mancora with deep-fried corn, limo chili pepper and fried yuca. You can find a few ceviche recipes at Epicurious.com.

2. Fresh fruit juices and fruit. Freshly squeezed neapple, papaya, orange, banana, mixto. Every meal, every day. Fresh passionfruit and papaya fruit was quite nice, too.

3. Roasted guinea pig. Wouldn't eat it again, but makes for a great story.

4. Many potato varietals and papas fritas.

5. Sea bass at La Rosa Nautica. Mine: cooked in a Pernod sauce, served with sea scallops andcrayfish on a bed of yellow peruvian potatoes and topped with puff pastry. Kim's: with lemon sauce, steamed and wrapped in spinach, with mashed potatoes in olive oil and sheets of sweet carrots.

6. Fresh trout in the Andes.

7. Lomo saltado. Like a Andean beef stew served over rice.

8. Pisco sour. Peru's national cocktail.

Also sampled the following: alpaca, chicha morada (fermented corn drink) gelato, criolla soup, Inca Kola, Peruvian-style Chinese food, Peruvian-style pizza, lots of corn varietals, tiratidos with lime & chile pepper sorbet, coca-leaf tea.