One of the most famous fast food chains in
Lima, Peru is Bembos. They specialize in burgers and have a couple of uniquely
Peruvian burgers. We decided to order two of those, Bembos Huachana and Bembos a lo pobre, for a taste test since they have uniquely Peruvian ingredients. We also order french fries with aji sauce, guzzle chicha morada (purple corn juice) and had Doña
Pepa soft ice cream for dessert. Come find out if we think this is decent quality Peruvian fast food.
Bembos:
Eating Peruvian fast food burgers in Lima, Peru
Travel Video Transcript:
#eatPERU
Well hello.
We are back in
Lima again. I think this is like the third round. The third time?
Third time in the last year.
Yeah, so we've been coming here quite often and it is lunchtime so we're going to go make a video and today we're going to be doing a Peruvian fast food. So there is a place called Bembos which is kind of like a fast food chain like a McDonald's or
Burger King so we're going to go check it out and see what kind of burgers they have there. Yeah, and they have some specialty burgers that are unique to that chain. You'll only find them in
Peru.
Yes, you'll only find them in Peru.
So on the menu they have two burgers that are Peruvian. So we got a lo pobre which is this one here.
And then we also.
Lift up that one.
Let's check that out. That is like a really thick burger, a fried egg and we'll see what else once we bite into it. And this one here is called Huachana.
And I think it has some kind of pork. So yeah, those are huge. Those are like some of the biggest burgers
I've ever seen. We also got fries. Here, they are like spilling over. And for our beverage we got chicha morada which is a purple corn drink. Very Peruvian so we had to get it with this meal. Um, but this might be in soda form actually. I don't think it is just juice. Yeah, and we got some special sauces too. And some sauces. I got a little bit of ketchup but I mostly loaded up on this - it is called aji and it is a spicy sauce. We like our spice so we've got two little pots of those. Now let's dig in.
Okay, so Sam is up first. His is hamburguesa a lo pobre.
Yes, and it gets its name from the a lo pobre.
Lomo a lo pobre which is a Peruvian dish that is really popular. It is basically a steak with a fried egg on top. Yeah, exactly. So we've got tonnes of mayo on here. We've got a fried egg and one of the cool ingredients it looks like we've got some fried plantain too.
That was a big bite. Yeah, that is a nice burger. That is a very thick piece of patty.
Piece of meat on there. And it is good quality too. I mean it is a fast food style burger but I would say this is more like a premium type of burger. A premium type of fast food.
Really really good and the egg is a nice addition. And wow, those fried bananas, it gives it a little bit of extra juiciness. I really like it.
Want to take a second bite? Just for research purposes, you know.
Research. To make sure you like it a second time around. Some extra plantain.
Oh, yeah.
Satisfied boy over here.
Okay, so it is time for mine. This one is Huachana. I had never heard of this before up until this morning. And I was trying to do a little bit of research online and it would appear that Hauchana is kind of like the stuffing for a sausage, a pork sausage. That is what I got out of it. It also has these crispy little fries. I'm not sure what these are called in
English but I know you can buy it as a snack. Kind of like crisps or chips. And what else is in there? Some lettuce. So let's just dig in.
This is huge. I don't know how I'm going to bite into it.
That is a big burger.
Wow. Yeah, really juicy. I'm not entirely sure. I'm still not sure if this is pork or what. This orange stuff but it is really spicy. So I like that. It gives it a bit of extra flavor. And honestly I feel like you can come to Bembos and just order the regular size burger and that would be enough. I feel like the large is enough for two people.
We're going to struggle to finish these. Yeah, but it is also kind of cool how this has chips in it. I don't think I've ever had a burger. A hamburger with chips. Like crispy chips.
Okay, french fry taste test. So one dunked in ketchup and one dunked in the aji sauce.
And now it is time for the beverage.
Chicha morada.
Mmmm.
Price point was forty five Soles which is about $12 or 13
USD dollars right now. So that included the two massive burgers, the fries, the chicha morada and the ice cream.
This is part of our Travel in Peru series. We're making a series of videos showcasing
Peruvian culture,
Peruvian arts, Peruvian foods, Peruvian religion,
Peruvian cuisine and
Peruvian people.
We feature Comida Peruana,
Cocina Peruana and hamburguesas bembos in this video.
Proudly presented by:
http://nomadicsamuel.com & http://thatbackpacker.com
All photos and video taken by
Samuel Jeffery (
Nomadic Samuel) and
Audrey Bergner (That
Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of
Audio Network
- published: 06 Jun 2016
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