“Parihuela” for the Seafood Lover in You
You’re probably wondering more about Parihuela (Seafood Soup) after reading the last post. This dish too uses tomatoes which Peru is famous for. Well I can tell you Parihuela is a very traditional Peruvian seafood dish. Parihuela is a thick soup consisting of most every type of seafood: shrimp, crayfish, mussels, squid, scallops, fish…if it’s edible seafood it has probably been served before in this soup. Sometimes cooks will put parihuela made with rays and skates (you should think stingray)! The true genius in the soup is the omission of water and oil when making the soup. Genuine Parihuela uses only the juices from the seafood itself to make its stock. The soup also includes onion, garlic, wine, tomatoes, oregano and hot pepper. Some folklore surrounding Parihuela is that it has special powers of rejuvenation. For this reason many Peruvians sometimes eat it after a long night out drinking!
