Chilean Food

Curanto en Olla – Angelmó

13 November 2011
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Curanto en Olla – Angelmó Something on our list of 200 things to do in Chile is to have a seafood dish at Angelmó. Well, Ange and I did this back in 2008 as a part of a 3-day weekend trip to exploring Puerto Montt (Thanks to Hotel Club Presidente Puerto Montt for inviting us). [...]

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Puerto Varas Cart – Photo of the week

16 March 2011
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This photo of the week is from our trip to Puerto Varas (Chile) a couple of months ago. We first saw this cart being pushed down the main street. Later on we found it down by the waterfront offering Maní (peanuts) and Mote con Huesilo (cooked dried peaches and stewed corn served as a drink). [...]

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Chumbeque – A Tradition from Iquique

8 March 2011
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Someone from our office knew that I was going to Iquique for work and immediately asked me to bring some Chumbeques back. “What the hell are they?” I thought. Sounded like some small furry animal that you keep as a pet… and then eat. Well, I wasn’t too far off. You do eat them but [...]

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Clowning around in Chile

17 January 2011
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Yes, that is me clowning around as usual. No, it’s not my day job, well, anymore, well, um, let’s just continue shall we? The photo is not to show you one of my many talents (such as my knowing Jujitsu, Judo and other Japanese words too) but because of the classic Chilean vocabulary that appears [...]

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El Cuchuflí de Chile – Receta

30 October 2010
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Cuchuflí El cuchuflí es un dulce típico de Chile. Está hecho de una masa esponjosa (no frita) de forma cilíndrica y relleno con manjar (dulce de leche). Los cuchuflíes se pueden comprar en las calles y dulcerías de Chile y específicamente en distintos lugares, como playas, supermercados, negocios de barrio, comercio ambulante, etc. Hay distintos [...]

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The Piñera Sandwich

9 September 2010
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The Piñera Sandwich On Monday President Sebastián Piñera got together with diplomats at Confitería Torres (Café) to celebrate Chile’s Bicentenary. President Aníbal Pinto had done the same in 1910 at the same café to celebrate Chile’s first 100 years though with only 16 diplomats that were in the country that time. So why do I [...]

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