Can pescatarians eat ceviche?
Yes. Classic ceviche is raw fish cured in lime with chili and onion. Mixed ceviche adds other seafood. Ceviche de pato is duck, so read the second word.
Fish, no land meat
Pescatarian Food in Peru
Written by the Peruvify team in Lima, from the catalog of 205 dishes, drinks, desserts and fruits. Last updated .
Pescatarian food in Peru is the coast at lunch, plus trout in the Andes and paiche in the Amazon. People also search the spelling pescetarian. Both mean the same limit here: fish and shellfish are in, and beef, pork, chicken, goat, duck and guinea pig are out. Every meatless plate on the vegetarian list is open to you too.
Eat the coast at lunch
Ceviche, tiradito, jalea, rice with seafood, and a fried fish under a seafood sauce are the ordinary good lunch. Leche de tigre is the spicy lime marinade served as a small glass. It contains fish. It is not a vegetarian shot.
Order fish at midday. The rooms that do this every day are busy then. A mixed ceviche adds shrimp, squid or octopus to the fish. Black clam ceviche is a northern plate, darker than the Lima one. Both are in the list below.
Causa is the trap. The catalog version includes chicken, and some kitchens swap in tuna. Tuna is fine on this diet. Chicken is not. Ask which one is in the potato.
Seafood dishes in the catalog
Only the items whose ingredients include fish or shellfish and no land meat. Vegetarian plates are not repeated here. They are on the vegetarian guide, and they all fit this diet.
31 items in this list.
Coast (Costa)
Ceviche #1
CommonCoast (Costa)
Raw fish cured in lime with chili and red onion.
Ingredients: Fish, Lime, Ají limo, Red onion, Sweet potato, Corn.
Tiradito #6
RareCoast (Costa)
Thin sashimi-style fish in spicy citrus sauce.
Ingredients: Fish, Lime, Ají amarillo, Ginger.
Jalea #7
RareCoast (Costa)
Crispy fried seafood platter with salsa criolla.
Ingredients: Fish, Squid, Shrimp, Yuca, Red onion.
Arroz con Mariscos #8
CommonCoast (Costa)
Seafood rice simmered in ají panca.
Ingredients: Rice, Shrimp, Squid, Mussels, Ají panca.
Escabeche de Pescado #14
RareCoast (Costa)
Fried fish in a tangy onion and vinegar sauce.
Ingredients: Fish, Red onion, Vinegar, Ají panca, Egg.
Pescado a lo Macho #15
RareCoast (Costa)
Fried fish under a spicy seafood sauce.
Ingredients: Fish, Shrimp, Squid, Ají amarillo.
Parihuela #16
RareCoast (Costa)
Hearty Peruvian seafood soup.
Ingredients: Fish, Crab, Shrimp, Ají panca.
Choritos a la Chalaca #20
CommonCoast (Costa)
Mussels topped with corn and onion salsa.
Ingredients: Mussels, Corn, Red onion, Lime.
Conchitas a la Parmesana #21
RareCoast (Costa)
Scallops broiled with parmesan.
Ingredients: Scallops, Parmesan, Butter, Lime.
Pulpo al Olivo #22
RareCoast (Costa)
Octopus in creamy botija olive sauce.
Ingredients: Octopus, Olives, Mayonnaise.
Ceviche de Conchas Negras #26
EpicCoast (Costa)
Black clam ceviche from Tumbes.
Ingredients: Black clams, Lime, Red onion, Ají limo.
Sudado de Pescado #27
CommonCoast (Costa)
Fish steamed in tomato and chicha broth.
Ingredients: Fish, Tomato, Red onion, Chicha de jora.
Chilcano de Pescado #28
RareCoast (Costa)
Restorative fish head broth.
Ingredients: Fish, Spring onion, Lime.
Chicharrón de Pescado #31
CommonCoast (Costa)
Crispy fried fish bites.
Ingredients: Fish, Yuca, Red onion.
Chinguirito #32
EpicCoast (Costa)
Dried guitarfish ceviche from Lambayeque.
Ingredients: Dried fish, Lime, Red onion, Yuca.
Causa Ferreñafana #36
EpicCoast (Costa)
Northern causa served with fried fish and banana.
Ingredients: Yellow potato, Fish, Banana, Yuca.
Ceviche Mixto #183
CommonCoast (Costa)
Ceviche with fish, shrimp, squid and octopus.
Ingredients: Fish, Shrimp, Squid, Octopus, Lime, Onion.
Sopa de Choros #184
RareCoast (Costa)
Mussel soup with corn and ají amarillo.
Ingredients: Mussels, Corn, Potato, Ají amarillo.
Chupe de Pescado #185
RareCoast (Costa)
Fish chowder with milk, egg and potatoes.
Ingredients: Fish, Milk, Egg, Potato, Rice.
Malarrabia #191
EpicCoast (Costa)
Piura Lent dish of mashed plantain, cheese and fish.
Ingredients: Plantain, Fresh cheese, Dried fish, Ají amarillo.
Chita Frita #194
RareCoast (Costa)
Whole fried grunt fish with salsa criolla.
Ingredients: Fish, Onion, Lime.
Pan con Pejerrey #95
RareCoast (Costa)
Fried silverside fish sandwich.
Ingredients: Bread, Fish, Red onion.
Leche de Tigre #139
RareCoast (Costa)
Ceviche's spicy citrus marinade, served as a shot.
Ingredients: Lime, Fish, Ají limo, Celery.
Andes (Sierra)
Chupe de Camarones #42
EpicAndes (Sierra)
Arequipa's river shrimp chowder.
Ingredients: Shrimp, Potato, Milk, Egg, Corn.
Trucha Frita #55
CommonAndes (Sierra)
Pan-fried Lake Titicaca trout.
Ingredients: Trout, Potato, Rice.
Amazon (Selva)
Patarashca #72
RareAmazon (Selva)
River fish grilled in bijao leaves.
Ingredients: Fish, Bijao leaf, Ají dulce.
Paiche a la Parrilla #73
EpicAmazon (Selva)
Grilled paiche, giant Amazon fish.
Ingredients: Paiche, Plantain, Yuca.
Ninajuane #75
EpicAmazon (Selva)
Juane made with fish and egg.
Ingredients: Fish, Egg, Bijao leaf.
Timbuche #77
EpicAmazon (Selva)
Restorative Amazon fish broth.
Ingredients: Fish, Cilantro, Plantain.
Picadillo de Paiche #78
EpicAmazon (Selva)
Shredded dried paiche with vegetables.
Ingredients: Paiche, Tomato, Red onion.
Ceviche de Cocona #82
EpicAmazon (Selva)
Jungle ceviche with cocona fruit.
Ingredients: Fish, Cocona, Lime, Ají dulce.
Names that are not a pescatarian order
- Lomo saltado. Beef. The fries and the rice do not change that.
- Ají de gallina and pollo a la brasa. Chicken. Both are wonderful and both are off the list.
- Anticuchos. Beef heart. A night market smell, not a fish skewer.
- Ceviche de pato. Duck cooked in bitter orange. The word ceviche does not make it fish.
- Tacacho con cecina. Mashed plantain with smoked pork. The plantain is not the problem. The cecina is.
- Cuy. Guinea pig. Not a fish, not a joke on the menu. Decline it in one word.
Once you leave the ocean
In Cusco and the Sacred Valley, trucha frita is pan-fried trout. It is the straightforward fish order in the mountains. The soups and the cheese corn from the Cusco guide cover the meals when you want to skip meat without another trout.
In Arequipa, chupe de camarones is the shrimp chowder. Ocopa is potatoes and herbs, and some cooks add shrimp. If you want the shrimp, say so. If you want it meatless, say that too.
In Iquitos, patarashca, grilled paiche, timbuche and ceviche de cocona are the fish lane. Paiche on a menu is often farmed. Juane is chicken. Suri is a grub. Neither belongs on this diet.
Questions
Is lomo saltado pescatarian?
No. It is wok-fried beef with tomato, onion and fries. The soy sauce does not replace the meat.
What is paiche?
A very large Amazon fish. Restaurants often serve farmed paiche rather than wild fish. It shows up grilled, shredded, or next to plantain and yuca.
Do I also get the vegetarian dishes?
Yes. Anything on the vegetarian list is inside this diet. This page only repeats the plates that add fish or shellfish, so the two guides split the menu instead of cloning it.
Keep reading
- Meatless, checkedVegetarian Food in PeruPlates, street snacks and desserts with no meat, fish or insect in the catalog ingredients.
- CapitalWhat to Eat in LimaCeviche at lunch, chifa after dark, rotisserie chicken, and the criollo plates the city eats all week.
- AmazonWhat to Eat in IquitosSunday juane, tacacho with smoked pork, grilled paiche, and fruit drinks that do not exist in Lima.
- First week7 Peruvian Dishes You Have to TrySeven plates that cover Lima, the Andes and one Amazon bite, without a 40-item checklist.