My first encounter with comida Peruana was over 20 years ago, thanks to my wife's Peruvian family. Their cooking was a study in juxtaposition: hot and cold, acidic and starchy, robust and delicate.

A fried rice dish, chaufa has roots stretching back to waves of Chinese migration to Peru in the 19th century. With them came their culinary traditions.

LYNNWOOD — At Rinconcito Peruano in Lynnwood, you can order seafood three ways — cured, fried and cooked with rice — all on one plate. The Triple Marino ($36) showcases three of the Peruvian ...

At Panca, where a Peruvian flag adorns a wall dominated by large photos of alpacas and Andes mountainscapes, I opted for an appetizer trio of ceviche, fried fish and papa a la huancaína, a dish ...

You may already know the Peruvian lomo saltado or chaufa and the baked (not fried) pastry of Peruvian empanadas, but if you haven’t had the oversized choclo corn, mashed potato causas, chunky ...

Its twin, the “Super Mariscos,” is even more startling, being a deep-fried whole fish sitting on a mountain of Peruvian paella that audibly sizzles when served ($40-$52).