La Anticuchera (The Anticucho Street Vendor)

The “Anticucho” (beef heart Kabob) is one of the most popular dishes in Perú. They are traditionaly sold by street vendors around the cities. It is very tipycal to stop by an “Anticuchera” and have Anticuchos for a quick meal. Anticuchos are normaly accompanied by “Choclo” (corn-on-the-cob) and“PapaDorada”(golden potato). I lived in the district of Jesus María in Lima, and about two blocks from my house, in a corner, a group of Anticucheras would gather every night for some serious grilling. The aroma was as good as the taste, but the aroma had the advantage of being able to travel for blocks around the neighborhood and grab you by the nose to bring you to that corner I’ll always remember. The colors I remember of that scene are reresented very closely in the painting. The green wall, the blue cart, the red and purple clothes, the fire of the grill, I remember very vividly.