Chifa is the name given to an establishment in Peru in which Peruvian-Cantonese cuisine is served. Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the most diverse in the world and is on par with French Chinese and Indian cuisine Cantonese ( Yue) cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in Southern China, or specifically from Guangzhou (Canton They began to appear in the nineteenth century when Chinese immigrants first came to the country, mainly from the province of Guangdong. The name chifa comes from a Spanish adoption of the Mandarin words chi fan (吃飯), which mean "to dine". Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan The chifa is especially common in Lima's Chinatown (barrio chino), but can be found anywhere in Peru with a significant ethnically Chinese population. A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China.
Popular dishes in of chifa cuisine include wonton soup, fried rice (arroz chaufa) or noodles, as well as a variety of stir-fried items which have been adapted to the local tastes of Peruvians.
External links
- [1] A page containing information about the chifa as well as popular recipes. (In Spanish)
- Peru Taste: Chifas
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