Salchipapa
{{Short description|Latin American street food}}
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A salchipapa or salchipapas is a South American & Caribbean fast food dish commonly consumed as street food, typically consisting of thinly sliced pan-fried beef sausages and French fries, mixed together with a savory coleslaw on the side. The dish's name is a portmanteau of the Spanish words salchicha (sausage) and papa (potato). The dish is served with different sauces, such as ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard, crema de aceituna (olive sauce), along with aji or chili peppers. Sometimes a fried egg or cheese is added on top; it can also be served with tomato and lettuce, and is occasionally garnished with oregano.
History
The salchipapa was invented as a street food in Lima, Peru.{{sfn|Perlman|2007}} Over the years, it expanded to other places in Peru.{{cite book |title=Rough Guide to Peru |last=Jenkins |first=Dilwyn |authorlink= |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=978-1-84353-074-9 |page= |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nP1LAMJ1IEgC&q=salchipapa+peru&pg=PA38 |accessdate=}} In Latin America, the dish's popularity has expanded beyond Peruvian cuisine, and is now also typical of Colombian cuisine and Bolivian cuisine. The dish is also sold on Argentinian and Ecuadorian streets and markets.{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Ecuador |last=Adés |first=Harry |authorlink= |author2=Melissa Graham |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=978-1-84353-109-8 |page= |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG2qljj3y6wC&q=salchipapas |accessdate=}}{{cite book |title=Un paso en el camino |last=Donadío |first=Pablo |authorlink= |year=2008 |publisher=Página12 |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= |url=http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/turismo/9-1400-2008-10-26.html |accessdate=}}
The range of the dish keeps expanding due to the Bolivian immigration in Argentina and the Colombian and Peruvian restaurants in the United States and Chile.{{cite book |title=Procesos transnacionales y Estado subnacional en una ciudad latinoamericana |last=Canelo |first=Brenda |year=2011 |publisher=Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) |url=http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:SkKt0XH4wh0J:scholar.google.com/+La+actividad+m%C3%A1s+rentable+y+frecuente+para+ellas+era+la+cocci%C3%B3n+y+comercializaci%C3%B3n+de+comidas&hl=es&as_sdt=0,44 }} There is a variant known as choripapas (made with chorizo instead of sausage). They can also be found in Mexico.{{cite book |title=Salchipapas y churros: ¿cómo se comen estos platos en México? |last=Lozano |first=Fernando |year=2011 |publisher=El Comercio |url=http://elcomercio.pe/gastronomia/1266968/noticia-salchipapas-churros-como-se-comen-estos-platos-mexico }} It is also very similar to the Mexican-American street food known as carne asada fries.
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Gallery
File:Salchipapas fashion.jpg|Some restaurants modify the salchipapa recipe to refine the traditional street food.
File:Venta de salchipapas peruanas.jpg|Salchipapa consumption remains strong in the urban sectors of Lima.
File:Salchipapas Plaza de Armas.jpg|The salchipapas' high energy content is a concern for advocates of public health.
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | last = Perlman| first = Dan | title= SaltShaker: Spanish - English - Spanish Food & Wine Dictionary |year=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press |location= Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | isbn = 978-1-4303-2659-5 }}
External links
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- [http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/a/Salchipapas-Hot-Dogs-And-Fries.htm South American Food] – Website about Salchipapas.
{{Potato dishes}}
Category:Latin American cuisine