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Dinning Out
In most villages local restaurants called picanterias or quintas (otherwise known as country houses) serve typical dishes of the area there (Falconer 117). Most local restaurants are only open two or three days a week. There are plenty of restaurants in local areas so one is always open. Live music is often placed and it is usually the social center of communities (Falconer 117). Another popular type of restaurant is called chifas or Chinese restaurants. This shows the ethnic diversity of Peru. Peru also has a wide variety of taverns. One of the more basic taverns arfe called Chivherias (Falconer 118). This is named after one of the specaility chichi or the corn beer. These taverns also serve meals and snacks. Peruvian streets are often filled with street vendors selling shish kebabs fish. They also will serve anything that is edible. It is found that Peruvians have a very big sweet tooth and like to eat sweets. Many buy Churros (a pastry rolled in cinnamon and sugar and normally filled with something sweet) along the street vendors (Falconer 118). A type of spicy cookie, and what the Americas call the snow cone are also sold in vendors.