{{Short description|Latin American street food}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox food | name = ''Salchipapa'' | image = Lima salchipapas.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | country = | alternate_name = | creator = | course = | type = Fast food | served = | main_ingredient = French fries, beef sausages, sauce (typically ketchup and mustard), chili peppers | variations = | calories = | other = }}
A '''''salchipapa''''' or '''''salchipapas''''' is a South American and Caribbean fast food dish commonly consumed as street food, typically consisting of thinly sliced pan-fried beef sausages and French fries, mixed together with a savory coleslaw on the side. The dish's name is a portmanteau of the Spanish words ''salchicha'' (sausage) and ''papa'' (potato). The dish is served with different sauces, such as ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard, ''crema de aceituna'' (olive sauce), along with ''aji'' or chili peppers. Sometimes a fried egg or cheese is added on top; it can also be served with tomato and lettuce, and is occasionally garnished with oregano.
== History == thumb|left|alt=A basket with food on top of a table|''Salchipapa'' consumption has expanded beyond Peru, and its recipe adopted by various Latin American cuisines. The ''salchipapa'' was invented as a street food in Lima, Peru.{{sfn|Perlman|2007}} Over the years, it expanded to other places in Peru.<ref>{{cite book |title=Rough Guide to Peru |last=Jenkins |first=Dilwyn |authorlink= |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=978-1-84353-074-9 |page= |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nP1LAMJ1IEgC&q=salchipapa+peru&pg=PA38 |accessdate=}}</ref> In Latin America, the dish's popularity has expanded beyond Peruvian cuisine, and is now also typical of Colombian cuisine and Bolivian cuisine. The dish is also sold on Argentinian and Ecuadorian streets and markets.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Ecuador |last=Adés |first=Harry |authorlink= |author2=Melissa Graham |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |location= |isbn=978-1-84353-109-8 |page= |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG2qljj3y6wC&q=salchipapas |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Un paso en el camino |last=Donadío |first=Pablo |authorlink= |year=2008 |publisher=Página12 |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= |url=http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/turismo/9-1400-2008-10-26.html |accessdate=}}</ref>
The range of the dish has expanded due to Bolivian immigration in Argentina and Colombian and Peruvian restaurants in the United States and Chile.<ref>{{cite book |title=Procesos transnacionales y Estado subnacional en una ciudad latinoamericana |last=Canelo |first=Brenda |year=2011 |publisher=Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) |url=http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:SkKt0XH4wh0J:scholar.google.com/+La+actividad+m%C3%A1s+rentable+y+frecuente+para+ellas+era+la+cocci%C3%B3n+y+comercializaci%C3%B3n+de+comidas&hl=es&as_sdt=0,44 }}</ref> There is a variant known as ''choripapas'' made with ''chorizo'' instead of sausage. They can also be found in Mexico.<ref>{{cite book |title=Salchipapas y churros: ¿cómo se comen estos platos en México? |last=Lozano |first=Fernando |year=2011 |publisher=El Comercio |url=http://elcomercio.pe/gastronomia/1266968/noticia-salchipapas-churros-como-se-comen-estos-platos-mexico }}</ref> It is also very similar to the Mexican-American street food known as ''carne asada'' fries. {{clear}}
== Gallery == <gallery mode=packed> File:Salchipapas fashion.jpg|Some restaurants modify the salchipapa recipe to refine the traditional street food. File:Venta de salchipapas peruanas.jpg|''Salchipapa'' consumption remains strong in the urban sectors of Lima. File:Salchipapas Plaza de Armas.jpg|The ''salchipapas''' high energy content is a concern for advocates of public health. </gallery>
== See also == * List of Peruvian dishes * List of sausage dishes *List of meat and potato dishes *''Currywurst'' *Makkaraperunat *''Sosis Bandari''
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== Bibliography == * {{cite book | last = Perlman| first = Dan | title= SaltShaker: Spanish - English - Spanish Food & Wine Dictionary |year=2007 |publisher=Lulu Press |location= Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | isbn = 978-1-4303-2659-5 }}
== External links == {{commons category|Salchipapa}} * [http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/a/Salchipapas-Hot-Dogs-And-Fries.htm South American Food] – Website about Salchipapas.
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Category:Fast food Category:Meat and potatoes dishes Category:Peruvian cuisine Category:Sausage dishes Category:Street food