Causa rellena

This traditional Peruvian delicacy is made with yellow potatoes and either tuna salad or chicken. Most often, the potatoes are molded or cut into circles, and the filling is sandwiched in between. The dish is flavored with mayonnaise, ají amarillo chilis, and lime or lemon juice.

Causa rellena is typically served cold on a bed of lettuce, while the top is garnished with black olives, making it a perfect appetizer or a light meal on its own. It is believed that the dish was invented during the Pacific War. Food was scarce, and the Peruvian women started collecting potatoes and any other ingredients they could get their hands on.

The women created causa rellena, then offered it to soldiers for the cause of defending their homes, hence the name of the dish.