Cebiche dinner considered harmful
I've been in Peru recently and enjoyed a lot of very good meals. Cebiches and tiraditos were among the best.
However, as it was a short business trip, luncheons were usually short and quick, so we tried with little luck to ask cebiche (or ceviche) for dinner.
We found out that Peruvians consider cebiche harmful at night, to the point that (most) cebicherías (restaurants serving only cebiche) are closed for dinner.
I tend to think that, being ceviche mainly raw seafood, this is just a myth coming from times when fridges were not available, but locals were very assertive about the inconveniences of eating raw seafood for dinner. They referred sleeping disorders, and the such.
So two questions:
- Anybody knows if the Peruvian massive opinion is shared with other people on the Pacific Rim? Is it really a myth?
- If the previous was affirmative ... Is it reasonable to store the day's catch outside a fridge (but in a shadowy and fresh place) to be eaten raw at dinner? (I like fishing, and I'm considering preparing cebiche with my catches).
PS: Look the size of those corn kernels!
Best Answer
In the South Pacific it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I could have Fijian Kokoda for every meal for a week, yuuuum!
Pacific style is with lime and coconut, it is still very acidic and fatty so not to everyone's taste
Could be specific fish types? But I have never had a problem
Once you add the lime juice to the fish it will keep longer without refrigeration
In Peru I suspect education is still lacking in food hygiene etc, so it may be a good move! (based on commentary from friends and relatives in Peru). Peru also has very traditions based cultures
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Is it safe to eat ceviche at night?
While it might still be safe to eat, after sitting in the marinade for about two hours, the fish will begin to change in texture, and not in a good way. You'll want to serve ceviche as soon as it's finished marinating \u2014 we don't recommend keeping it out at room temperature for more than two hours.Is ceviche healthy to eat?
Ceviche is an inherently healthful dish as it can be prepared without the inclusion of processed foods and contains nutritious ingredients. If you want to eat healthily, eat ceviche!Is ceviche good for losing weight?
A serving of Ceviche delivers a low amount of carbs and fats but a high amount of proteins, which is important to build muscle and lose weight.Is ceviche eaten for dinner?
Fish options such as ceviche remain on the dinner menus mostly for the gringos who are accustomed to having dinner as their main meal, but that's not the case in Peru. Most Peruvians will enjoy the biggest meal of the day, especially if they are eating fresh fish, in the afternoon.Top 3 Best Fish vs. Worst Fish to Eat: Thomas DeLauer
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Answer 2
If I read the wikipedia entry on this properly (which I looked-up to verify my hunch), it seems this is nominally equivalent to Japan's sushi/sashimi (sashimi being just the raw fish and sushi being the [generally] raw stuff inside rice and seaweed rolls).
If care is taken, I wouldn't see a reason why it couldn't be eaten later in the day. However, if you don't have a "good" place to store it, then I'd follow the local custom and skip it at the end of the day.
Answer 3
I was in Lima for two nights and ate ceviche both evenings - once at a local place owned, oddly enough, by Argentines (but the ceviche was prepared by a Peruvian cook), and once as one small course in the tasting menu at the very nice and very patriotically-Peruvian restaurtant Astrid y Gastón. Nothing bad happened to me either time, unless you count acquiring a lifetime craving for ceviche.
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