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<\/a>\nOh, the myriad food puns I could do about this marvelous treat \u2013 but fear not, I won\u2019t. (Feel free to contribute your best in the comments though, if you\u2019re so inclined.)<\/p>\n
These are anticuchos, skewers of tender, grilled marinated beef heart that hail from Peru, typically served with papas a la huanca\u00edna, slices of boiled potato slathered with a creamy, spicy, yellow pepper (aji amarillo) sauce, shown here with a spibble of spicy salsa to the right of the luscious meat. The name has its roots in Quechua, the indigenous language of the Peruvian Andes: \u201canti\u201d refers to the Eastern region of the Andes, \u201ckuchu\u201d means cut.<\/p>\n
But the best part is that you don\u2019t have to travel to South America to indulge \u2013 simply head for Do\u00f1a Fela\u2019s Tamales Peruanos cart at Roosevelt Ave and 90th St right on the border of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, Queens on weekend afternoons. They serve up other authentic Peruvian delicacies and antojitos as well, like picarones (deep fried doughnuts, only better) and more, but I\u2019m not going to provide a long list here because I want you to focus on their mind-blowingly delicious anticuchos \u2013 especially if they\u2019re new to you. They\u2019re one of my absolute favorite street foods and if you like grilled meat, even if you\u2019re not a fan of organ meats, these will win you over.<\/p>\n
Okay, just one pun since you saw this one coming anyway: I \u2764\ufe0f Anticuchos!
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Amazing anticuchos, skewers of tender, grilled marinated beef heart that hail from Peru, are available in Queens. Read on….<\/p>\n
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