Scallops, maca emulsion, cushuro, chalaca, Silverside fish, nori and leche de tigre emulsion, Outside skirt, quail egg, ponzu, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

ByQin Xie 27/04/201419/05/2020

Menu from a lunch at the Michelin starred Peruvian restaurant Lima, London, with dishes created by Virgilio Martínez and Pía León (Central) and Mitsuharu Tsumura (Maido) to showcase the Nikkei cuisine of Peru:

I Bocados

M – Octopus, Botija olive tofu, black quinoa

M – Popcorn mushroom, squid with wakame

M – Steamed bun, fish chicharron, zarza criolla

P – Langoustine and huarango tree

V – Corn diversity

II Cebiche

M – Rock fish, clams, sea urchin, tobiko, yuyo

V – Scallops, chia seeds, tumbo passion

III Nigiri sushi

M – Scallops, maca emulsion, cushuro, chalaca

M – Silverside fish, nori and leche de tigre emulsion

M – Outside skirt, quail egg, ponzu

IV Diversity

P – Amazonian arapaima, burned cacao and annato

M – Wagyu short rib nitsuke, potato cream, purple corn

V – Avocado with Andean pseudocereals, tomato tree

V Dulce

M – Bahuaja, ice cream and crispy bahuaja nut, mango

V – The “Hoja de Coca” jungle

Popcorn mushroom, squid with wakame, Steamed bun, fish chicharron, zarza criolla, Langoustine and huarango tree, Corn diversity, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Octopus, Botija olive tofu, black quinoa, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Rock fish, clams, sea urchin, tobiko, yuyo, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Scallops, chia seeds, tumbo passion, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Amazonian arapaima, burned cacao and annato, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Wagyu short rib nitsuke, potato cream, purple corn, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Avocado with Andean pseudocereals, tomato tree, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Bahuaja, ice cream and crispy bahuaja nut, mango, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

The “Hoja de Coca” jungle, Nikkei Sunday at Lima, London

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

According to friends, her watch is always set to UTC -- ready for the next big adventure. In reality, she is happiest at the dinner table or by the sea.