Salchipapas

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Salchipapas
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Type Fast food
Main ingredient(s) French fries, beef sausages, sauce (typically ketchup and mayonnaise), chili peppers

A salchipapa or salchipapas is a fast food dish commonly consumed as street food throughout Latin America, originally from the streets of Lima, Peru and also consumed in in Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador. The dish's name is a portmanteau of the Spanish words "salchicha" (sausage) and "papa" (potato). Salchipapas typically consist of thinly sliced pan-fried beef sausages and French fries, mixed together with a savory coleslaw on the side. The dish is served with different sauces, such as ketchup and mayonnaise, cream de aceituna (olive sauce), along with aji or chili peppers. Sometimes a fried egg or cheese is added on top; it can also come with tomato and lettuce, and is occasionally garnished with oregano.

Etymology

The name papa is the Quechua name for potato. Salchicha is Spanish for sausage.

History

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Salchipapa consumption has expanded beyond Lima, and its recipe adopted by various Latin American cuisines.

The salchipapa was invented as a street food in Lima, Peru.[upper-alpha 1] Over the years, it expanded to other places in Peru.[2] In Latin America, the dish's popularity has expanded beyond Peruvian cuisine, and is now also typical of Ecuadorian and Bolivian cuisine.[3][4]

The range of the dish keeps expanding thanks to Bolivians in Argentina and Peruvian restaurants in the United States and Chile.[5] There's a variant known as "choripapas" (made with chorizo instead of sausage) and in Mexico they are known as "salchipulpos".[6]

Preparation and variants

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Some restaurants modify the salchipapa recipe to refine the traditional street food.

Popularity

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Salchipapa consumption remains strong in the urban sectors of Lima.

Health concerns

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The salchipapas' high amount of calories are a cause concern for advocates of public health.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Chef Dan Perlman defines the dish as a "street food from Lima (Perú)".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Perlman 2007.
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Bibliography

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External links

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