Cuisine:

• Latin American
• Others
• Chinese

El Rocoto Description:
Named for a Peruvian chile pepper, this homey strip mall restaurant features vibrant paintings, wood trellises and infectious Latin music. A successful starter is the ceviche mixto, accented with fried corn kernels. Lomo saltado is a stir-fry blending beef, onions, tomatoes and french fries. If you order "From the Sea," choose the jalea, a mountain of deep-fried fish topped with fried shrimp, squid, scallop and mussels. A substantial portion of the menu is devoted to Chinese dishes, reflecting the influence of the influx of Chinese laborers to Peru in the nineteenth century. "Chinese Treasures" includes fried chicken in black bean sauce, sweet and sour pork, and fried rice. Some of El Rocoto's more compelling dishes only materialize on weekends, including seco de cordero---chunks of boneless lamb in a cilantro sauce. To drink, opt for the tangy Peruvian purple corn punch known as chicha morada or the sweet yellow passion fruit juice called maracuya. End the meal with alfajores---large dulce de leche cookie sandwiches, or a dish of lucuma ice cream, made with the tropical Andean fruit.


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