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Chifa
Peruvian-Chinese food / restaurant (Peru)
CHEE-fah
What does it mean?
"Chifa" refers to Peru's beloved Chinese-Peruvian fusion cuisine and the restaurants that serve it — the product of a century of Chinese immigration blending with Peruvian ingredients. Dishes like arroz chaufa and lomo saltado (Chinese-wok influenced) are national staples. "Vamos a un chifa" is a completely normal dinner plan in Peru.
How to use it
Everyday and beloved — no negative connotation at all. Chifa restaurants range from humble to upscale, and locals eat there constantly.
Example sentences
Let's go to a chifa for dinner.
Vamos a un chifa a cenar.
This chifa has the best chaufa.
Este chifa tiene el mejor chaufa.
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