When Callao was the principal port of America, it was an important market to merchandise all kind of goods. The families of the fishermen took advantage of this and they started cooking a traditional Peruvian seafood dish outside their houses. They asked people walking by to "pare y huela", which means to "stop and smell" in Spanish. They repeated "pare y huela" so much that it soon transformed into "parihuela".
When Callao was the principal port of America, it was an important market to merchandise all kind of goods. The families of the fishermen took advantage of this and they started cooking a traditional Peruvian seafood dish outside their houses. They asked people walking by to "pare y huela", which means to "stop and smell" in Spanish. They repeated "pare y huela" so much that it soon transformed into "parihuela".