Aji de gallina is shredded poached chicken in a cream sauce of yellow aji amarillo, walnuts, queso fresco and bread soaked in milk, served over white rice with potato and olive; in Peru we have verified places to eat it in Lima. Start with where to eat Aji de Gallina in Lima.
Aji de Gallina · Lima
Aji de gallina is shredded poached chicken in a cream sauce of yellow aji amarillo, walnuts, queso fresco and bread soaked in milk, served over white rice with potato and olive.
A Spanish-colonial criolla dish descended from manjar blanco, the medieval Spanish almond-thickened poultry. Walnut and queso fresco replaced the almonds in viceregal Lima kitchens; aji amarillo gave the sauce its yellow colour and gentle heat. Now the canonical Sunday lunch criolla dish across Lima homes. El Bolivariano in Pueblo Libre, Isolina in Barranco and Astrid y Gaston all keep defensible versions on the menu year-round.
Where to eat in Lima:
- El Bolivariano
- Isolina
- Astrid y Gaston
- Cosme
Where to eat Aji de Gallina in Lima: the editor picks