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Chilean Cuisine:

hilean food is fairly simple but varied and seafood, beef, fruit and vegetables all feature heavily.

The cuisine stems from a combination of traditional Spanish cuisine, Chilean indigenous culture and local ingredients and is influenced by German, Italian and French cuisines.

The country's unique geography and climate has resulted in an abundance of fruit, vegetables and other agricultural products.

The country is probably best known for its seafood with an immense array being caught along its vast coastline including abalones, razor clams, mussels, spider crabs, oysters, conger eels, salmon swordfish, hake, tuna and sole. The Humboldt Current is responsible for bringing in this rich supply of seafood.

Grilled meats are also popular and beef now tends to be more common than llama meat, having being brought in by Europeans.

Other popular foods include stews, empanadas, corn, beans, potatoes and exotic tropical fruits such as lucuma and cherimoya.

Traditional Cuisine of Chile
A few traditional dishes that you may like to try on your travels through Chile include the following:

Pastel de Choclo
Chilean Cuisine: Pastel de Choclo.

Chilean Cuisine: Pastel de Choclo.

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Pastel de choclo - A layered pie with minced beef, onions, chicken, olives and hard-boiled egg topped with corn and basil and then baked

Empanadas
Chilean empanadas with a traditional Chilean Pebre saucChilean empanadas with a traditional Chilean Pebre sauce.

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Empanadas fritas de queso - simple but tasty snack, these are empanadas filled with cheese, then deep fried

Empanada de Pino - These are pastry pockets filled with diced meat, olives, onions, raisins and a piece of hard-boiled egg, then baked - a great snack!

Cazuela
CazuelaCazuela.

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Cazuela marina/pollo - This is a thick chicken stew made with potatoes, rice, green peppers and sometimes onions.

Asado
Grilled lambGrilled lamb. Photo credit: shutterstock
Asado de cordero - This is lamb barbecue, the meat generally being grilled or roasted over hot coals or a wood fire.

Tomatican
Vegetable stew. Vegetable stew. Photo credit: shutterstock
Tomaticán - Thick vegetable stew

Bistec
Typical Bistec le pobre de Chile.

Typical Bistec le pobre de Chile.

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Bistec a lo pobre - This popular dish is a beef steak topped with a fried egg, served with French fries and onions.

Porotos Granados
Chilean Porotos Granados.

Chilean Porotos Granados.

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Porotos granados - Bean stew

Sopaipilla
Sopaipilla de ChileSopaipilla de Chile.

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Sopaipilla - Flat circular deep fried 'bread' made of pumpkin and flour

Chilean Wine
Chilean WineryChilean Winery.

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Chilean wines are a force to be reckoned with! Chile's vineyards have been challenging the more established players in the wine industry for some time and Chilean wines are now recognized as some of the best wines in the world.

The wine producing regions extend from the Central Valley north of Santiago through to Concepción in the south.

The Maipo Valley is the closest wine region to Santiago and has a high concentration of vineyards.

The Chagua Valley is another great place where you can explore the wineries and taste some of the locally produced wines.

The Concha y Toro winery located near to Santiago was founded in 1883 and is one of Chile's oldest and largest wineries - maybe a good place to begin your introduction to Chilean wines, especially as the winery can be accessed via the metro in Santiago.

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Posted December 1 2023 at 3:50 PM

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