ceviche

noun ce·vi·che \ sə-ˈvē-(ˌ)chā , -chē \

variants: or seviche

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of ceviche

: a dish made of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice often with oil, onions, peppers, and seasonings and sometimes served as a snack or appetizer

Recent Examples of ceviche from the Web

Start with the sparkling, fresh ceviche, move onto beef-tongue tacos and roasted ribs, and finish, ideally, with a piece of tres leches drizzled with goat’s milk caramel.

— New York Times, "Things to Do in NYC This Weekend: MoMA PS1 and Quad Cinema," 28 June 2018
The classic cold dishes include yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno, tiradito, red snapper sashimi with dry miso and yuzu, bluefin toro tartare, lobster ceviche on butter lettuce, and lobster and shiitake salad with spicy lemon dressing.

— greg morago, Houston Chronicle, "First look: Nobu Houston," 30 May 2018
That was not the case with Culantro's ceviche, which was balanced in flavor and cured to perfection despite it being served on a hectic first day of business.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "First Bite: Rotisserie chicken is star at Peruvian restaurant in Ferndale," 4 May 2018
Chilled seafood tostadas, like those topped with ceviche ($4.25) or scallop and octopus ($7), are sweet and fresh, carefully prepared and variously seasoned to best match the headlining seafood.

— dominic armato, azcentral, "For Cinco de Mayo, 5 must-try Mexican restaurants in south Phoenix," 2 May 2018
The tuna ceviche was quite good with chunks of tuna, and tiny dices of crunchy red bell pepper, jalapeño and red onion in a lemon-lime broth with soy and olive oil.

— courtney dabney, star-telegram, "'Sexy Mexican' Maíz in Mansfield has some big names from the dining scene behind it | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 9 Apr. 2018
Meatballs for Kansas, sure. Florida and ceviche, yup.

— gabby ferreira, sacbee, "Google Doodle showed recipes for all 50 states. ‘You done messed up,’ says Internet," 3 July 2018
Don't miss the yellowfin tuna ceviche brightened with tart, diced Granny Smith apples and soft coconut-lime vinaigrette.

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "Sneak peek Kimbal Musk's Hedge Row restaurant on Mass Ave.," 29 Mar. 2018
Try their ceviche, topped with guacamole and served with a squid ink tostada ($14).

— audrey gorden, RedEye Chicago, "Scoop ceviche at these 5 Chicago restaurants," 4 May 2017

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