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Saturday, April 21, 2007

EL GAVILAN - Arequipa, Peru

One of the mainstays of Peruvian cuisine was influenced by the large number of Chinese immigrants in the 19th century. Known as Chifa from the mandarin words "chi fan", meaning 'to eat rice,' these restaurants can be found throughout Peru. Although the best are supposedly in Lima, this restaurant was just down the street from our roach hotel. El Gavilan is located at 110 Calle Puente Bolognesi, just west of the Plaza de Armas.

As you can see from the picture below, the most expensive item on the menu was five sols, about $1.50...but I was on a budget!


I got the Fried Rice, or Arroz Chaufa, for the princely sum of three sols. The serving was huge, too much to finish, although believe me I tried. It wasn't up to the quality of say, Sam Woo's fried rice, but it was good.

Overall rating - 2.5 sumos


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