. ▁ ▁P ican ter ias ▁supplied ▁the ▁social ▁space ▁that ▁bars ▁provide ▁in ▁some ▁countries . ▁After ▁e ating , ▁ ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁conversation , ▁liqu or ▁was ▁served . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁satisfy ▁guests ' ▁hung er , ▁own ers ▁created ▁the ▁" P ic ante ", ▁which ▁is ▁served ▁only ▁late ▁afternoon ▁and ▁before ▁closing . ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁still ▁original ▁p ican ter ias ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁area ▁and ▁in ▁Are quip a ▁city , ▁but ▁many ▁p ican ter ias ▁have ▁disappeared ▁or ▁are ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁disappear ing . ▁Some ▁have ▁turned ▁into ▁modern ▁restaur ants ▁serving ▁traditional ▁food ▁but ▁with ▁modern ▁settings . ▁There ▁are ▁still ▁some ▁with ▁the ▁kitchen ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁din ers , ▁traditional ▁tables ▁and ▁furn ish ings . ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁traditional ▁food ▁served ▁in ▁P ican ter ias ▁are : ▁ ▁Ch u pe ▁de ▁Cam ar ones ▁( sh rim p ), ▁O cop a ▁Are quipe ña , ▁Roc oto ▁R ellen o ▁( st uff ed ▁ch ili ), ▁Ad ob o , ▁Sol ter ito ▁de ▁Qu eso , ▁Pot ato ▁C ake , ▁Cost ill ar ▁F rito , ▁C uy ▁Ch act ado ▁( Gu inea ▁P ig ), ▁C au che ▁de ▁Qu eso , ▁Loc ro , ▁Cha que ▁de ▁Pe cho , ▁etc . ▁Common ▁items ▁for ▁dess ert ▁include : ▁Qu eso ▁Hel ado , ▁don uts , ▁Spanish ▁style ▁convent ▁c andy , ▁ch oc ol ates