For dinner last night we went to a friend's house for a little get together. The grand attraction was salchipapas, a new dish that we had not tried before. Well, actually we have tried its ingredients many, many times, but not in this particular arrangement. Salchipapas is a combination of Peru's two favorite foods: potatoes and hot dogs. It's basically french fries and little pieces of hot dog smothered in any kind of sauce you can think of. We had olive sauce, avocado sauce, spicy aji sauce, ketchup, mustard, and mayonaise I think.

I never expected to find so many hot dogs in Peru, but they seem to pop up (usually sliced into little bits) everywhere: omelets, on the breakfast table, fried rice, empanadas, pizza, etc. Last year (in the US) I started to enjoy a good grilled kosher hot dog, but I just can't handle the nonsense I'm finding here. I opted for salchipapas without the salchichas (sausages) last night. The fries and sauces were pretty tasty.

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