Our dinner out this week was to La Cocina Peruana Peruvian Restaurant. earlier this year we had been to Peru and found the food there to be really delicious and fresh. There were a few ingredients that were used we had not eaten before and it was a real culinary experience. The most wonderful thing was that most of the places we went to for dinner had many gluten free options. Most of the Peruvian diet is corn and potato based.When I called to make the reservation, I was delighted to find out that everything on the menu was gluten free. All bar one item. This was fantastic news. I was really looking forward to this meal.
Our starters were delicious. I had Papa a la huacaina "My wife's a genius" which is backed potato served with yellow chilli sauce that was more spicy that originally anticipated, but good. Husband enjoyed the Peruvian Tamales "Sundays at home" which is ground corn seasoned with spices and herbs stuffed with chicken. Unfortunately this was the one entree that was not gluten free!! Alas as I really wanted to try tamales.
These starters were accompanied by the national drink of Peru: Pisco Sour. This drink is delicious and the ones made at La Cocina Peruana are a must do when visiting this restaurant.
Main course for me was Cordero de los Andes which was char grilled lamb served with quinoa salad, yucas and rice. This dish is rather carb heavy which is unusual for a coeliac out to dinner so I enjoyed this part. Husband had the Aji de Gallina: shredded chicken cooked in chills, cheese and almond sauce. This was delicious and very enjoyable. Both of these mains were gluten free so I was able to taste both meals. Our side dish was a lovely fresh salad with quinoa.
The meals were very generous in portions that we were unable to squeeze in anything else!La Cocina Peruana is a lovely meal out that is a little different to the usual thai restaurants that are everywhere and easy to visit when gluten free. The meals are freshly made and are a lovely way for us to recall some of the meals that we enjoyed in Peru. Whilst there is no guinea pig or alpaca on the menu it is still a lovely local restaurant to visit.
La Cocina Peruana
142 Avoca St Randwick
Phone: 02 9326 4344
Web: http://www.lacocinaperu.com.au
monica@loveglutenfreeaustralia
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just came across this review. I run a gluten free travel website and was wondering if you may allow me to share your expereince with fellow GF travellers. I would happily link back here with credit and subsribe to your blog for future updates.
Many thanks,
Mike
Travel Gluten Free
Thanks for you interest Mike.
DeleteBy all means yes more than happy for you to link through to this post.
There is more to come in 2013!
Cheers
Monica
Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have added to the site here so please feel free to check it out:
La Cocina Peruvian
I look forward to seeing your future posts!