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Top food to try in Cusco

6 dishes to eat in Cusco, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Ceviche

Ceviche — Photo: Thibault Luycx · Pexels License · source

Raw fish cured in lime with onion, chilli and corn. Coastal in origin, and eaten at lunch rather than dinner.

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Best time: Lunch — evening ceviche means the fish is not from today

2. Cuy

Cuy — Photo: Paulo Guereta from São Paulo · CC BY 2.0 · source

Roast guinea pig, an Andean domestic animal for thousands of years and a festival dish.

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3. Lomo saltado

Lomo saltado — Photo: HugoMon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Beef stir-fried with onion, tomato and soy over chips and rice — the Chinese-Peruvian chifa tradition.

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4. Alpaca steak

Alpaca steak — Photo: David Berkowitz from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Lean, iron-rich and lower in cholesterol than beef, on most Cusco menus.

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5. Papas and Andean grains

Papas and Andean grains — Photo: Gilmer Diaz Estela · Pexels License · source

Thousands of potato varieties, plus quinoa, kiwicha and tarwi.

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6. Pisco sour

Pisco sour — Photo: Dtarazona · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Pisco, lime, syrup, egg white and bitters — the national drink, and disputed with Chile.

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