Meaning & use
Ceviche
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A dish of fresh raw fish or seafood marinated in citrus juice, typically lime or lemon, and often mixed with onions, chili, and cilantro.
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The restaurant's shrimp ceviche was tangy, spicy, and refreshingly cold.
We learned to make ceviche using freshly caught sea bass during our trip to Peru.
A note on using this word
Ceviche is closely associated with Peruvian and broader Latin American coastal cuisine, where citrus acid 'cooks' the raw seafood without heat.
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