"On our walking food tour of Lima with Lima Experience, we tried chicha morada, a sweet drink made from purple corn, ceviche with the spiciest leche de tigre I've ever had, and regional fruit like the lucuma from the Peruvian highlands, which tastes a little like a sweet potato and is hard to find in the U.S. At every stop, our tour guide taught us about the history of the dish we were eating."
"We booked everything from paragliding to a chocolate-making class. It was an exciting trip from start to finish, but at the end, we agreed that the best decision we made the entire time was the very first thing we did: we scheduled a food tour for the first day. The dishes we tried and the things we learned that day gave us a new frame of reference as we ate and explored Peru throughout the rest of our journey."
"Our guide was delighted to learn that it was our first day. She told us that tourists often do the food tour on their last day, and then regret the timing. If you do the food tour first, she said, you know what you want to eat on the rest of the trip. She was right. We spent the next four days in Lima finding more versions of the dishes we encountered on the food tour."
A food tour on the first day immerses travelers in local flavors and culinary history, providing a frame of reference for the rest of the trip. A walking tour in Lima offered chicha morada, spicy ceviche, and regional fruits like lucuma, with a local guide explaining the history and local relationships to each dish. The guide led to street vendors, hidden alleyway spots, and a resident-focused market. Taking the tour first helps travelers know what to order later, enabling targeted dining at restaurants and markets. Subsequent days included seeking familiar dishes such as papa rellena and anticuchos across Lima.
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