Lomo Saltado — A Taste of Peru There are certain dishes that are more than just food, and for me, lomo saltado is one of them. It is one of those meals I truly enjoy cooking — maybe because it has so many things I love all together: tender pieces of beef, onions, tomatoes, soy sauce, and that wonderful flavor that comes from cooking everything quickly in a very hot pan. And of course, it wouldn’t be lomo saltado without French fries and white rice on the side. Yes, potatoes and rice. That’s the Peruvian way. I usually start with good pieces of beef, cut into strips and seasoned simply with salt and pepper. I sear the meat over high heat, then add sliced red onions and tomatoes, keeping them slightly firm instead of cooking them too much. A splash of soy sauce brings everything together, creating that savory sauce that gives the lomo saltado its delicious flavor. Then come the fries. Some people mix them into the lomo so they absorb the sauce; others prefer them on the side so they stay crispy. I like a little bit of both. But what I love most about making lomo saltado […]
Being Peruvian is not just about having been born in that land.It is about having grown up with its history, its struggles, its flavor, and its resilience.And that is why it hurts. In less than ten years, eight presidents.Eight faces promising change.Eight speeches talking about hope.And the result always seems to end the same: crisis, impeachments, corruption, prison, disappointment. It is not only political instability.It is a moral fracture. My grandfather wrote a book when he was nearly eighty years old.Eighty years of life.Eighty years of watching the country move through cycles of hope and disillusionment.And even so, instead of resigning himself, he chose to write. Not to become famous.Not to make money.But to leave something behind.To try to awaken awareness.To remind us that voting should be a responsible, informed act—done with heart and with judgment. He believed citizens needed to think before handing over the country’s future. But I grew up hearing something very different:“You have to vote for the lesser evil.” At what point did we normalize that?How can it be that we go to the polls thinking not about who is the most prepared, the most ethical, the most committed… but about who we believe will cause […]
