Suspiro a la limena is Lima's signature dessert: a layer of manjar blanco (dulce de leche) topped with port-flavoured Italian meringue and dusted with cinnamon, served in a glass; in Peru we have verified places to eat it in Lima. Start with where to eat Suspiro a la Limena in Lima.
Suspiro a la Limena · Lima
Suspiro a la limena is Lima's signature dessert: a layer of manjar blanco (dulce de leche) topped with port-flavoured Italian meringue and dusted with cinnamon, served in a glass.
The name 'sigh of a Lima woman' was given by 19th-century poet and writer Jose Galvez Barrenechea to his wife Amparo Ayarza's recipe. The dish formalised in mid-19th-century Lima patisseries; queso fresco-fortified manjar replaced earlier almond-thickened versions. Now the canonical end of every criolla meal in Lima.
Where to eat in Lima:
- El Bolivariano
- Astrid y Gaston
- Cosme
- Isolina
Where to eat Suspiro a la Limena in Lima: the editor picks
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