SALT & PEPPER

“Portland’s Best New Cebiche Is Being Served from a Grey Food Truck on Southeast Belmont”
Portland Mercury

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Welcome a Salt and Pepper

In a gravel lot, across from The Vern, Rafael Luis Garcia is quietly turning out some of the most exciting Peruvian food in Portland.

A native of Trujillo, Peru, a coastal city in the country’s northwest, Garcia spent 19 years managing McDonald’s restaurants in Utah and Portland before making the leap to owning his own truck. Salt & Pepper (not affiliated with the restaurant on SE Powell with the same name) boasts a massive menu, although Garcia rotates the availability of certain dishes (I still haven’t caught him on a day when…

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Fresh ingredients originating in Peru

In the last 10 years, Peru has been recognized as one of the world’s best culinary destinations, a perfect option for foodie tourism. The country’s gastronomic boom owes a great deal to its biodiversity along with its multicultural heritage. Here are some of the reasons why there’s no better place in the world to dine.

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