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Trujillo: Top 4 menús in the city of eternal spring

Emilio Salaverry A day spent surfing in nearby Huanchaco and roaming the grounds of Chan Chan can work up quite a hunger. Get some dining tips from a local Trujillano! Menús are a part of everyday life in Peru. It doesn't matter if you're a tourist back packing around Peru on a budget or an expat working in Miraflores – you've seen those blackboards with florescent colors advertising a daily lunch menú or, for the fancier menús, a whiteboard with red or black ink. If you are a menú lover then you've drank out of those huge buckets full of  refrescos , sat at tables where your legs can't fit and you have to sit in an awkward angle, used those really thin napkins that tear at the first swipe or probably have tried the spiciest ají ever. In Trujillo, just like every other city in Peru, you will find a variation of menus. Lunch in the eternal city of spring could cost you anywhere from 6 to 15 soles depending on the restaurant. After living in Trujil