El Chinito's chicharrón sandwich, Lima, Peru by Lauren Girardin

Shocking sandwich smackdown in Lima

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Think of Peruvian food and you’re likely to conjure food porn fantasies of tart ceviche or steamy lomo saltado. But, in Lima at least, Peruvians are gaga for sandwiches, day or night, eaten at mealtime or in between bar-hopping stops….

Up with Pintxos! Down with Tapas!

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Pintxos at Bar Sagartoki in Vitoria-Gasteiz | Photo by Lauren Girardin For a couple of former New Yorkers like Todd and myself, the letter pair “TX” can conjure up some very foreign images – of ten gallon hats, big steaks…