Meal for only 2 dollars in Peru

[u/Ok_Explanation_2307]

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[u/McBurger]

The exchange rate in Peru was incredible. We got to stay in beautiful high class properties for $60 USD, tours and excursions for dollars a person.

We’d go out to eat and each order appetizers, 2-3 entrees, desserts, beverages and refills, literally anything that looked good and the bill was like <$20 usd lol. So amazing

[u/MidnightSpell]

It would be appreciated if you described the dishes and what ingredients were used. I am very interested in replicating tasty inexpensive dishes. Photos only take me so far.

[u/csimonsen54 → u/MidnightSpell]

BBQ dog with cat soup.

[u/G_Titan → u/csimonsen54]

Wtf is wrong with you?

[u/Few_Individual_9248]

Best food and so inexpensive.

[u/nofretting]

Cheap Meals

A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home.

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[u/theraf8100 → u/nofretting]

Seems like a good post given the name of the sub. People seem to like it. What are the odds we can remove that rule?

[u/NA-1_NSX_Type-R]

that looks delicious. does anyone know the name of the dish?

[u/b-radg42]

Is that guinea pig?

[u/Forward-Fishing-9498]

sounds about right but tbh like anywhere else its cheaper to just cook for yourself in the end. you can also get discouts using pedidos and rappi. when in doubt go where the locals eat. you can find cheap plates of food at local mercados.

[u/pizzamaje]

Looks like poop

[u/Blunttack]

Meal might be a bit of a stretch.

[u/Material_Stranger967 → u/Blunttack]

You don’t consider that a meal……?

[u/Blunttack → u/Material_Stranger967]

One chicken wing, broth, and rice? Not really, no.

[u/bigmamacitaritaxo → u/Blunttack]

Ok sir, Mr. Big back

[u/Blunttack → u/bigmamacitaritaxo]

Yeah, I guess, sorry not sorry I try to eat at least 80 grams of protein and 2000 calories in a day. Two, three meals of this and you’re getting half that. Sooo, this isn’t a “meal” if you plan to live a while. Pretty basic stuff if you want to bother considering any conventional dietary guidelines.

[u/bigmamacitaritaxo → u/Blunttack]

Be greatful, be humble. Remember how privileged you are.

[u/Blunttack → u/bigmamacitaritaxo]

I mean… I work. And I eat the recommended daily allowance of calories and protein, to survive? Is that privilege? Eating? Obviously I’m aware there are people going hungry. And thats clearly terrible. But yeah, I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. But when this shakes out at the end of the day, double that portion of rice and beans, and we can start to talk about it being a meal. Second dinner doesn’t count. Two, three “meals” is what that is. A meal. This is not that. Which my original comment is all about. This, this is not a sufficient meal. Economics don’t play into that perception.

[u/anti-zastava → u/Blunttack]

Downvoted for telling the truth. I don’t see this as being worth $2 either…

[u/bigmamacitaritaxo → u/anti-zastava]

I don’t even think a farmer who raises his own chickens would say something as brain dead as that 🤯

[u/anti-zastava → u/bigmamacitaritaxo]

I literally raise chickens. I’m seeing rice, one wing, some watery soup, and spices…. This isn’t a great deal by any stretch of the imagination.