Country ham in a roll · Lima's street sandwich
Butifarra
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Its first known record is in Juan de Arona’s 1884 dictionary of Peruvianisms, which lists it as something sold in chinganas, at bullfights and on the street.
A French roll or roseta filled with thin slices of jamón del país (spiced local pork ham), lettuce and a sharp salsa criolla of onion, lime and chili, sold by butifarreros at public events, religious gatherings and beaches.
Why it's made this way: Spanish Wikipedia describes it as a street sandwich born in Lima; in the late 1800s vendors sold butifarras outside Lima’s Acho bullring.
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Part of World of Street Food — 3422 dishes from 118 countries.
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