Causa means “for the cause.” Lima, 1821, locals called Peru’s Independence Day from Spain. Causa was sold on the sidewalks of Lima by rebels disguised as food trucks. You are fed in exchange of a little piece of paper with intelligence data. People have bribed selling causa. This is the Peruvian version of the potato salad

with pulpo al olivo
Layered with tender octopus slices on calamata mayonnaise

with pulpo al olivo
Layered with tender octopus slices on calamata mayonnaise

with chicken salad
Layered with chicken salad

with chicken salad
Layered with chicken salad

with salmon tartare
Layered with salmon

with shrimp
Layered with shrimp

with salmon tartare
Layered with salmon

with shrimp
Layered with shrimp