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Ceviche is often eaten as an appetizer; if eaten as a main dish, it is usually accompanied by side dishes that complement its flavors, such as sweet potato, lettuce, maize, avocado, or cooking banana. [19] [47] [16] Most Latin American countries have given ceviche its own touch of individuality by adding their own particular garnishes.
Peruvian ceviche, cebiche, sebiche, or seviche [1] is a traditional dish widely eaten in Peru especially in the coastal region of the country. Ceviche is made and eaten throughout the whole year, but mostly served in the summer due to its refreshing and cold taste. It is also consumed for celebrations such as Fiestas Patrias. [2]
Chifa (from the Mandarin words 吃饭, meaning "to eat rice") is the Ecuadorian term for Ecuadorian-Chinese food (or for an Ecuadorian-Chinese fusion restaurant). Because many Chinese ingredients are hard to find in Ecuador, the Chinese modified their cuisine and incorporated many Ecuadorian elements (mainly Spanish, Indigenous, and African ...
Ceviche is often served with raw onions, boiled sweet potatoes (camote), and toasted corn (cancha). [10] Many Peruvians believe that ceviche is an aphrodisiac and hangover cure, the latter possibly due to the fact that it is traditionally consumed with beer. Unlike the adaptations of ceviche made in Mexico and Ecuador, in Peru it does not have ...
Creole comes from the Portuguese crioulo, from the verb 'to raise.' [6] In French, the term is créole.The word can refer to many things, but all of these things are the product of the mixing of three continents: the creole languages are a mix between a European language, a Native American language, and the languages brought by enslaved Africans.
Place of origin: Central and Northern Mexico: Main ingredients: Tortillas, green or red salsa, pulled chicken, cheese, refried beans, scrambled eggs
Escabeche of tilapia, from the Philippines. Escabeche is the name for several dishes in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Filipino and Latin American cuisines, consisting of marinated fish, meat or vegetables, cooked or pickled in an acidic sauce (usually with vinegar), and flavored with paprika, citrus, and other spices.
Many loanwords are of Persian origin; see List of English words of Persian origin, with some of the latter being in turn of Arabic or Turkic origin. In some cases words have entered the English language by multiple routes - occasionally ending up with different meanings, spellings, or pronunciations, just as with words with European etymologies.