Chilean Food

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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El Copao Fruit from Chile

19 August 2010
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El Copao Fruit from Chile The fruit that most people associate with the Valle del Elqui (in the north of Chile) is the Papaya. However, there is a lesser known fruit also typical of the zone called Copao. What is a Copao? It is the fruit of a wild cactus called “Eulychinia acida” (great, got [...]

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11 Tips about Chilean Food

5 August 2010
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11 Tips about Chilean Food Being such a long country (4,270 km or 2,647 miles of coastline) stretched over a variety of landscapes (from deserts to glaciers), Chile has a vast range of food. Yet, every now and then you will hear a foreigner say that Chilean food is boring. Well, I’d like to say [...]

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Chupe de mariscos Recipe – Receta

22 July 2010
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Recipe in English for the Chilean dish of Chupe de mariscos Chupe: a type of stew Mariscos: seafood (more specifically shellfish) Chile, with its 4270km coastline, is a country with one of the largest varieties of seafood in the world. As a result, there are many dishes involving seafood that you should try when you [...]

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Papaya Jam and Preserved Papayas

8 July 2010
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One of the bonuses of living in another country is the variety of new food and drinks that you get to try. On our holiday that took us to the 4th region of Chile, we came across a place (one of many) that was selling papayas in every possible form. Since Papayas are typical of [...]

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Calzones rotos – Broken Underwear

29 June 2010
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Los calzones rotos es una masa dulce, suave y frita, que contiene como principales ingredientes huevo, mantequilla ralladura de limón, dependiendo del gusto se puede espolvorear azúcar flor. Calzones Rotos, literally translated as “broken underwear”, is a sweet, soft pastry that is fried. Its main ingredients are egg, butter, grated lemon rind and depending on [...]

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