What is the technical definition of ceviche?!
What is the technical definition of ceviche?
I've seen so many different versions of ceviche. Is it the components of the dish, or the method that make it ceviche?
Answers: I'm Mexican and ceviche is a dish prepared with raw fish and cocked with lemon.
I'm sending you a recipe, hope you like it.
Saw fish
Lemons
Tomato (cut in dice)
Onion (cut in dice)
Cilantro (chopped)
Catsup
Orange drink
Oregano
Salt
Chile (if you like)
Avocado
Leave the fish in lemon juice for about 30 minutes. Then add all the other ingredients.
Serve with slices of avocado. Ceviche (also spelled as cebiche or seviche) is a form of citrus marinated seafood salad that originated in its current form in the Viceroyalty of Peru.[citation needed]. One theory suggests that it got its name from the Quechua "siwichi". However, it is likely to be a cognate of another Spanish word, "escabeche" (marinade), derived from the Arabic term "sikbaj". Also known as Tapadas Lime?as, some believe the dish was developed in the regional north coast of Peru,[citation needed] somewhere between Lambayeque and La Libertad, as a mestizo inspiration replacing the chicha (originally used by the Moche as the dish's marinade) with lime, the aromatic and acidic touch of the Moorish cuisine.[citation needed] Both Chile and Peru claim the origin.[citation needed] The popularity of ceviche spread internationally in the latter part of the 20th century[citation needed], and is now a significant part of the Mexican cuisine, as well as those of Central America and other parts of South America, especially Ecuador.
Peruvian cevicheThe marinade used in ceviche is citrus based, with lemons and limes being the most commonly used. This being said, all citrus will do. In addition to adding flavor, the citric acid causes the proteins in the seafood to become denatured, which pickles or "cooks" the fish without heat. The result tastes more like a cooked dish and less like raw fish preparations such as Japanese sashimi. Old style ceviche was left up to 3 hours for marinade. Modern style seviche usually has a very short marinating period. With the appropriate fish, it will marinate for as long as it takes to mix the ingredients, serve and carry to the table. for what i know, ceviche is seafood u can marinate in lime or lemon or citrics.... that's the whole point... the method Very simply described as raw fish or other (seafood, shrimp, clams, conch) marinated in citrus juice (usually lemon and/or lime juice).
The acid in the juice "cooks" the fish without cooking over heat.