By Marc Kent
While Spanish is spoken in Peru, forget any thoughts of Spanish or
Mexican foods as Peruvian food is uniquely tasty.
A dozen appetizers include mussels stuffed with diced red onion,
tomato and cilentro with lime juice, then shrimp over a smooth sauce
with avocado – both light tasty treats.
Of the four soups offered, we tasted an unusual but delicious chicken
soup with carrots and noodles followed by a taste of an excellent
Peruvian style shrimp -chowder made with eggs, milk and fresh cheese
– deep flavor.
Try the beef stew with canarian beans, slow cooked for hours with
peppers, onions and Owner/Chef Guido Sanchez’s secret ingredients.
This is fork soft, tender and wonderful – served with rice and yucca.
Turning to fish, the “Jalea Nautica” had crispy pieces of fish (haddock)
and various seafood with golden cassava and a tartar sauce. This is one
of eleven offerings including fish in white cream with Peruvian corn
kernels.
Try Peru’s most popular ceviche –fresh fish marinated in lime juice,
accompanied with finely sliced onions, Peruvian corn kernels and sweet
potatoes. We also tried fresh shrimp also marinated in lime juice, chilis
and the same accompaniments – both cool and crisp with a light, full
bodied taste!
We have sampled Paella Valenciana from many Latino restaurants
where saffron is the tasty, yellow addition to the rice. Peru has a great
paella where the rice – dark brown in color – is made with lobster stock
for a more “meaty” taste – a fine dish with mussels, shrimp, octopus,
haddock, lobster chunks plus chicken, peas and chorizos.
La Rosa Nautica offers a deep fried whole red snapper – well seasoned.
We will sample this large dish in the future. Likewise, we want to try
the seasoned charbroiled skirt steak with rice over plantains.
We had the egg custard flan – rich with a dark, tasty sauce, then the
Peruvian ice cram scoops – one with a floral and coconut taste, the
other a bit like butterscotch. Crepes and Tres Leches (a combination of
3 milks) complete the roster of desserts.
La Rosa Nautica offers a limited children’s menu at very low cost. They
serve beer, wine and soft drinks plus various coffees.
Open 7 days – from 11AM to 3PM on Mondays, from 11AM to 9PM on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays – then 11AM to 10PM
on Fridays and Saturdays. This gem of a cuisine dining spot seats 54
in a pleasant, modern atmosphere. Open since 2005, La Rosa Nautica
is located at 515 NE 20th Street in Boca Raton (296-1413) –Woodfield
Shopping Plaza. This is an adventure, we suggest you…Go and Enjoy!
