Anticuchos

Marinated beef heart skewers served with papa a la huancaina.

€14

Brisas Peruanas · Genoa

Nutrition

≈ 500 kcalper portion of about 300 g

Protein27%
27%
Fat55%
55%
Carbohydrates19%
19%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

Skewered and marinated beef heart, typically grilled and served with a creamy chili sauce.

Cuisine: Peruvian

Typical ingredients

beef heart
vinegar
chili
potato
yellow chili sauce

General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.

History of the dish

Peru

anticucho — © No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Origin: Peru
Created by: Inca Empire

Anticuchos (singular anticucho, Quechua 'Anti Kuchu', Anti: 'Eastern region of the Andes' or 'Eastern native ethnicities', Kuchu: 'Cut'; Quechua for 'Anti-style cuts', 'Eastern-style cuts') are popular and inexpensive meat dishes that originated in the Andes during the pre-Columbian era, specifically in the Antisuyu region of the Tawantinsuyu (Inca Empire).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Anticucho” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

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