Lomo a lo pobre

*Lomo a lo pobre*
	Lomo a lo pobre at a restaurant in Santiago, Chile. The onions are served underneath the eggs and are not visible in the photograph.
Course	Main (lunch)
Place of origin	Chile ; Peru
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Beef, eggs, french fries
Ingredients generally used	Fried onions, rice, fried plantains
Variations	Bistec a lo pobre, bife a lo pobre
	Media: Lomo a lo pobre;

Lomo a lo pobre, bistec a lo pobre, or bife a lo pobre is a dish from Peru and Chile. The ingredients are beef tenderloin (Spanish: lomo) topped with one or more fried eggs and French fries.^[1]^[2] Unlike steak and eggs, lomo a lo pobre is eaten as a lunch or dinner.

There are variants that replace steak with other types of meat, such as beef tenderloin or fillet, chicken, or fish such as conger eel, salmon, or hake.^[3]

Etymology in Perú

There are several possible origins for the term a lo pobre ("poor man's style").

One is that it was named because of the irony of nineteenth-century Peruvian common folk eating similar dishes with an abundance of food and at a high price, despite their economic situation.

Alternatively, it may have originated due to the idea that poorer residents of Lima ate meat combined with carbohydrates, eggs, and rice, while higher-class individuals were associated with eating meat alone with a vegetable. Yet another possibility is that it is a derivation from au poivre ("with pepper") even though the preparations are quite different.

Today it is consumed in lower- and upper-class restaurants, and there is no negative connotation associated with the dish.

The term a lo pobre in Lima today may refer simply to the addition of a fried egg and is used in other dishes besides steak, such as grilled chicken breast (pechuga a lo pobre), rice (especially arroz chaufa), lomo saltado, salchipapas, or even hamburgers.

References

^ Bladholm, L. (2015). Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified. St. Martin's Press. p. pt233. ISBN 978-1-250-10851-7. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. 2016. p. pt1282. ISBN 978-1-78657-733-7. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ Ercilla (in Spanish). Sociedad Editora Revista "Ercilla". 2003.

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[1] Bladholm, L. (2015). Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified. St. Martin's Press. p. pt233. ISBN 978-1-250-10851-7. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[2] Lonely Planet South America on a shoestring. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. 2016. p. pt1282. ISBN 978-1-78657-733-7. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[3] Ercilla (in Spanish). Sociedad Editora Revista "Ercilla". 2003.

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Etymology in Perú

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