What is seafood/shrimp ceviche and how do you pronounce "CEVICHE"?

[princessmomma]

I friend of mine just got back from a cruise to Mexico and in her email she said she had the most awesome seafood ceviche. Please can anyone describe it and give me the proper pronounciation?

 

[Wathel R Bender]

Basically it's a cold seafood dish/appertizer kind of thing. The seafood is 'cooked' but not by heat. It's marinated in a lime juice mixture and there's a chemical process that happens that 'cooks' the seafool. I had it once at a fancy restaurant and it was wonderful!

I think it is pronounced sir-Vee-chay.

 

[Amberle3]

According to Dictionary.com:

Raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice with olive oil and spices and served as an appetizer.

Pronunciation roughly se-vee-chay

 

[Penny2]

You eat it like salsa with chips or tortillas. I have found it to be one of those foods that if it is good...it is really, really good but if it is bad......EEEWWWHHH!!

 

[LisaZoe]

Never had it but thought I'd provide a link to a site where you can hear it pronounced (if your PC allows it, of course).

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=seviche

Just click on the small red speaker icon and it should play for you.

 

[TnTsParty]

My aunt is from Peru and makes this all the time. I have never had it though - I guess I have been kinda scared to try it. Others in my family says its great!!

 

[princessmomma]

Thank you for the info!!

I liked hearing the pronounciation, thanks.

 

[Amberle3]

LisaZoe, thanks very much for posting the link!

I knew that there was a website with pronunciations, but thought it was dictionary.com - how could I have forgotten it was Meriam-Webster! Ack!

 

[LisaZoe]

No problem. I use this site a lot myself. It's so much easier than a hard copy dictionary because you don't have to have the correct spelling to be able to get a chance of finding the word you want. Ah, the wonders of technology...