How to Make Peru's Best Ceviche

You don’t have to look hard to find ceviche in Peru … it’s everywhere!

While the dish can be found in many South American countries, many consider it Peru’s national dish. In fact, it’s so beloved that it even has its own holiday (June 28, if you’d like to celebrate)!

So when I visited Lima, I was on a mission to find the best ceviche in city. Admittedly, I was unable to sample every restaurant’s interpretation, but luckily, my guide from Journeyou, Ricardo, introduced me to the ceviche at El Señorío de Sulco.

Made from fresh fish, herbs, and lime, this ceviche was so tasty that I quickly cleared my plate. I didn’t leave with a doggy bag (trust me, you don’t want old ceviche), but I did leave with the recipe.

Make this ceviche to cool yourself down on a hot summer day, or to spice up your next dinner party with some South American flair.

Traditional Peruvian ceviche is commonly served with corn and sweet potato. (Photo: Igor Terekhov/Alamy Stock Photo)

Ingredients:

¼ pound fresh white fish — halibut, swordfish, and tilapia will do

Juice of 4 limes

1 teaspoon garlic paste

¼ red onion

½ limo chilli

Salt (to taste)

Splash of milk

1 sprig cilantro/coriander

Garnish:

Sweet potato and corn

Preparation:

Cut the fish into cubes and place in bowl.

Cut red onion into strips. Place in fresh water to chill.

Add salt, lime juice, chilli, and cilantro to the bowl of fish.

Add in red onions. Stir.

Add a splash of milk to help lessen acidity of limes.

Plate the ceviche.

Pour the juice mixture remaining in bowl onto ceviche. This is called “Tiger’s Milk.”

Serve with sweet potato, corn, and lettuce.

[hugosihuintahuisacayna]

i am from peruvian and liked your comments

[SrgtBarney]

0:16
"good fish, white as this, not so FUCKING fibrous"

[adolfobriceno]

Yummy. I love ceviche and that tiger's milk

[maso]

Milk???🤭🤭🤭 What for??? The juice that comes from the mixture of fish with lemon is called Tiger's milk because of its white color but it has nothing to do with milk!!! Personally, I like to add some chopped white celery to add some freshness to this excellent peruvian speciality.

[thetauro]

Hola es mi profesor me mandó a ver este videeo

[thetauro]

Si alguien de mi salón está aquí saludame

[tinarangelsandoval]

You want to talk about messing up your digestive tract putting milk in with lime juice and fish! When he did that I was finished! Have a nice day!

[richardbryant]

Looks nice but I wouldn't put milk in it

[cesarmiranda]

La cagastes con la leche!...no tienes gusto eres desabrido para prepararlo...un ceviche siempre hay que hacerlo con pescado fresco...pero hay diferencias entre ellos...y la tilapia debería ser descartada para un ceviche más si estamos en el Perú con la variedad y cantidad que tenemos para escoger.

[elduendemagico]

Ceviche Peruanooo EN VENENO Glutamato Monosodico o AJINOMOTO

[GessicaPimentelGlenni]

Milk?? No the real peruvian Ceviche doesnt have milk

[jeffstanley]

So, you add milk to an acid or acid to milk. I guess you eat it before it turns to buttermilk.

[lizmendez]

The original is the best from Peru . The rest is FAKE.

[ameliazapatalanda]

Leche? 😱 soy peruana y nunca he comido el ceviche con leche y no me provoca, eso es un pecado aquí en el norte de mi país en donde se come el mejor ceviche

[LunaOne]

The milk and the cilantro killed it... also I would never use tilapia on any dish ever