Florida Keys Treasures

A unique method of food preparation, depending completely on lime juice, is ceviche. This is commonly used with fresh fish in Latin America. Raw fish is marinated with ample lime juice for several hours, then seasoned
with fresh chiles, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions. The recipe appears to be of Polynesian origin, but is today
often found along the Pacific coast from México to Perú, and on the Caribbean islands. The trick behind
ceviche is that proteins denaturize in an acidic medium, as they do at high temperatures; therefore, the fish
may be considered ‘cooked’ by the cold but sour lime juice.
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Ceviche, comprised of raw seafood marinated in a citrus-based sauce, is a dish native to the Viceroyalty of Peru, a colonial district of Spain that was in effect from the 16th to the 18th century and covered many of the countries within modern-day South America. As both Chile and Peru were once governed by the Viceroyalty of Peru, both countries claim to be the original homes of ceviche. Try this tasty recipe and let me know your thoughts. (more…)