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 Recipes are Based on the Freshest Ingredients Peruvian dishes can be so diverse, with so many ingredients to choose from, but there's one common aspect: freshness. No matter how simple, every Peruvian dish values its components' freshness. Even drinks like chicha Morada use the best variety of purple corn.

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.