Some of the common main courses served for dinner in Peru include a tasty soup, lomo saltado, ají de gallina, pollo a la brasa, tacu tacu and arroz con pollo.

Peruvian cuisine reflects the influences of indigenous ingredients and techniques, European colonialism and immigration, and African and Asian immigration.

Peruvian cuisine is a fusion of local and international flavors. Rooted in the indigenous traditions, Peruvian cuisine has gained influences from other cultures including European, African, and Asian over the past several hundred years. The result is a fusion cuisine that reflects the nation's multicultural history.

Peruvian cooking has been shaped by diverse food cultures, including native Andean, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Italian and African, while influenced by vastly different climates: seafood-rich coastlines, rugged mountains and humid rainforests.