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A ''salchipapa'' or ''salchipapas'' is a South American & Caribbean
The ''salchipapa'' was invented as a
File:Salchipapas fashion.jpg, Some restaurants modify the salchipapa recipe to refine the traditional street food.
File:Venta de salchipapas peruanas.jpg, ''Salchipapa'' consumption remains strong in the urban sectors of Lima.
File:Salchipapas Plaza de Armas.jpg, The ''salchipapas high energy content is a concern for advocates of public health.
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fast food
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dish commonly consumed as street food
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, typically consisting of thinly sliced pan-fried beef sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs, may be included as fillers or extenders.
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s and French fries
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, mixed together with a savory coleslaw
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on the side. The dish's name is a portmanteau
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of the Spanish words ''salchicha'' (sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs, may be included as fillers or extenders.
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) and ''papa'' (potato
The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...
). The dish is served with different sauces, such as ketchup
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, mayonnaise
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and mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, small, round seeds of ...
, ''crema de aceituna'' (olive sauce), along with '' aji'' or chili pepper
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s. Sometimes a fried egg or cheese is added on top; it can also be served with tomato and lettuce, and is occasionally garnished with oregano
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Oregano is a ...
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History
The ''salchipapa'' was invented as a street food
Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...
in Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
, Peru. Over the years, it expanded to other places in Peru. In Latin America, the dish's popularity has expanded beyond Peruvian cuisine
Peruvian cuisine reflects local practices and ingredients including influences mainly from the indigenous population, including the Andean and Amazonian cuisine, and cuisines brought by immigrants from Europe (Spanish cuisine and Italian cuisine) ...
, and is now also typical of Colombian cuisine
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and Bolivian cuisine
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. The dish is also sold on Argentinian and Ecuadorian streets and markets.
The range of the dish has expanded due to the Bolivian immigration in Argentina
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and the Colombian and Peruvian restaurants in the United States and Chile
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. There is a variant known as ''choripapas'' (made with ''chorizo
''Chorizo'' ( , ; ; see #Names, below) is a type of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. It is made in many national and regional varieties in several countries on different continents. Some of these varieties are quite differe ...
'' instead of sausage). They can also be found in Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. It is also very similar to the Mexican-American street food known as ''carne asada fries
Carne asada fries are a local dish speciality found on the menus of restaurants primarily in the American Southwest, including San Diego, where it originated.
History
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See also
*List of Peruvian dishes
These dishes and beverages are representative of the Peruvian cuisine.
Traditional dishes
* Adobo de chancho: Pork, pepper, ground garlic, onion, vinegar, and salt.
* Adobo: Pork marinated with concho de chicha (corn beer sediment) ...
* List of sausage dishes
This is a list of notable sausage dishes, in which sausage is used as a primary ingredient or as a significant component of a dish.
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*List of meat and potato dishes
This is a list of notable dishes whose primary ingredients include meat and potatoes.
Dishes
Idiom
In US English, the idiomatic term "meat and potatoes" describes something that is fundamental or unpretentious.
See also
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References
Bibliography
*External links
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