ceviche

     

Ceviche (also spelle as cebiche or seviche) is a form of citrus-marinated seafood salad, popular in many Latin American countries.

Trivia about ceviche

  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a restaurant in Peru.)This appetizer of raw fish marinated in citrus juice is found in nearly every restaurant; the liquid is called tiger's milk and is a delicacy on its own
  • This Mexican dish made with seafood, chilies & tomatoes is marinated in lime juice rather than cooked
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew has seconds at Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.) One of my favorite Mexican dishes is this one--raw seafood marinated in lime juice, garnished with onions & tomatoes
  • Japanese-Peruvians changed cubes to strips, making tiradito instead of this traditional marinated fish dish
  • The seafood in this Mexican dish is "cooked" not by heat, but by the acid in lime juice