Anticuchos


 * This original spanish dish called Anticuchos is meat of different varieties served on a stick. The most common meat used in anticuchos is the meat of a cow’s heart. This dish took the place of the traditional llama meat and it was a different dish because it was made from a cow which meant it was beef. This dish was popular among many south american countries, but in Peru it was most popular by the people of the Inca Empire. Anticuchos is made by the locals to peru. This dish is made using the muscle of the cow heart, then the heart is cut into strips that are about one inch thick and two inches long. Then the strips are put into a bowl to be held while the marinade is made. This marinade is made of aja amarillo, panca, achiote, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper. Then the marinade will be put onto the strips of meat and the meat will be left to marinade overnight. The greatest consumption of this dish is on the Peruvian independence day . **