| Ceviche is seafood, which has been marinated, in | | | | toothfish or halibut. Lime and grapefruit juices are used |
| citrus juice. Nobody is sure whether it originated in Peru | | | | for the marinade and minced chilies and garlic are |
| or Ecuador but this dish is famous in Mexico and if you | | | | added too. Cilantro and fresh mint are other popular |
| like Mexican food recipes you ought to taste it. | | | | ingredients. Cuban ceviche is made using mahi mahi, |
| The citrus juice "cooks" the seafood because of its | | | | salt, green bell pepper, allspice, habanero pepper, onion, |
| acidity. There are various types of ceviche, ranging | | | | and lime juice. Tuna and squid feature in some Cuban |
| from the plain and aromatic to the highly spiced. You | | | | ceviche recipes. |
| can use various kinds of fish, such as shrimp, halibut, | | | | Costa Rican ceviche is spiced with salt, pepper, onions, |
| red snapper, tuna, and sea bass. | | | | minced peppers, cilantro and lime juice. It comes with |
| So how long does ceviche take to make? Depending | | | | lettuce and soda crackers. Tabasco sauce and |
| on the type of fish being used, ceviche can be ready | | | | ketchup might also be served with it. Corvina, tilapia, |
| in five minutes or it might take three hours. Ceviche is | | | | marlin, shark, and mahi mahi are popular in Costa Rica. |
| a delicious dish and it can be served as an appetizer, | | | | Hawaiian ceviche is made with shrimp, lobster or crab, |
| snack, or entree. | | | | lime juice, chilies, soy sauce, candlenuts and seaweed. |
| Ceviche in Central and South America | | | | Ceviche Outside the Americas |
| In Peru, ceviche is traditionally served with corn on the | | | | Raw fish is cubed and marinated in calamansi juice or |
| cob or cold sweet potatoes. This ceviche is made with | | | | vinegar in the Philippines. Onions, garlic, tomato, peppers, |
| chunks of raw fish marinated in lemon juice, lime juice | | | | and ginger are added for flavor. A lot of people do not |
| or bitter orange juice. Chili, sliced onion, salt and pepper | | | | know that ceviche is also popular in the Philippines, |
| are often added and maybe some garlic, chili rocoto or | | | | although the style is different from the Mexican and |
| olive oil. This ceviche is marinated for several hours | | | | South American recipes because of the ginger. |
| and then served at room temperature. Shark, sole, or | | | | Salmon, turbot, halibut, or sea bass are used to make |
| sea bass feature in many Peruvian ceviche recipes. | | | | this dish in Spain and lime juice, olive oil, and chilies add |
| In Panama, it is made with white sea bass and comes | | | | the flavor. You can always adjust the amount of chili |
| in small pastry shells. Other Panama ceviche recipes | | | | when making ceviche. Not everyone likes it really spicy. |
| feature shrimp, squid, or octopus. Ceviche in Panama is | | | | Mexican Ceviche |
| made with onion, celery, salt, habanero pepper, and | | | | Ceviche is very popular in Mexico and it is one of the |
| lime juice. The Ecuadorians enjoy their ceviche with | | | | traditional Mexican foods you might see on a menu if |
| thinly sliced plantains or corn nuts and they use tomato | | | | you visit Mexico, especially in the coastal resort areas. |
| sauce and shrimps. Sometimes clams are used in | | | | Mexican ceviche can be made with shrimp, crab, tuna |
| Ecuador to make ceviche, as well as crab, octopus or | | | | or another kind of fish and chilies, nopales, passion fruit, |
| sea bass. | | | | Tabasco, lime juice, garlic, and bell peppers might also |
| Chilean ceviche recipes are made with Patagonian | | | | feature in the recipes. |