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Your Next Dinner Party Theme: Chile

Posted in Foods, Recipes, Wines, tagged , , , , , , , on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Since everybody has Chile in their thoughts this week, why not continue to show your support and throw a Chilean theme dinner party over the weekend? Great idea Liz, but, errr…what should I make? Well, let’s do a little primer on Chilean cuisine first and then lay out some menu suggestions.
Chile’s peculiar, string bean like [...]

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Holy Humita

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , , , , on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Late summer in Chile tends to be one big corn fest. Green vegetables are sidelined and the markets fill up with ungodly sized corn, the size of rugby balls, that are used to make the sacred dishes of these sunny days: pastel de choclo (Chilean corn pie), porotos granados (creamy cranberry beans with pumpkin and [...]

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Move Over Chimichurri, Uruguayan Salsa Criolla is in the House

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

You know, with all the zesty sauces in South America, how come chimichurri steals all the thunder? Chileans make at least a dozen versions of mean pebres, from spicy-as-hell green chili and cilantro to the garden vegetable variety. Uruguay too has its creole salsas, although its cuisine all too often is overshadowed or confused with [...]

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Bienvenido September–and Empanada Mania

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , , , , on September 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »

The first of September begins to wake Chileans from their deep sleep of winter hibernation. The weather turns spring like with orchards blooming in an array of white and pink blossoms. The days get longer, the sun warmer. The hills are emerald green and the Andes gleaming with fresh snow and birds chirping. And ahhh, [...]

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Conger Eel with Warm Fava Bean-Spicy Sausage Salad

Posted in Foods, Recipes, food, tagged , , , , on August 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Congrio con Ensalada Tibia de Habas-Longaniza
To be honest, I didn’t really like favas at all when I first tasted them as a college student in Chile. My host family boiled the hell of out of them to the point of a drab olive green and ate them, including the bitter outer skins, cold. Ugh. Back [...]

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Chilean-Style Tomato Salad/Ensalada Chilena

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I will never forget the first time I ordered “Chilean Salad” back as an exchange student. Expecting a heaping bowl of greens, to my dismay, what arrived was a simple plate of peeled tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. The waiter, sensing my confusion, quickly explained that the term “salad” in Chile is a generic term for [...]

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I Love Lucuma

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Perhaps Chile’s most undiscovered fruit abroad, if you quiz any Chilean on their favorite dessert combination it most likely will consist of a) manjar b) lucuma and c) meringue. It is a match made in heaven.
Lucuma is an orange-yellow baseball-shaped fruit that is grown in the cooler regions near the coast in Quillota and La [...]

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Pisco Sour: Chile (and Peru’s) Iconic Drink

Posted in Liz's Picks, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 17, 2009 | 17 Comments »

Since No Reservations aired on Monday night, where Tony sips potent pisco sours in Bar La Playa in Valparaíso, I have seen a plethora of debates ensue about the origin of pisco and whether or not the pisco sour is rightfully Chilean. Today’s post is going to debunk this debate once and for all, and [...]

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A Lemon Meringue Pie Love Affair

Posted in Foods, Recipes, tagged , , , on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Winter time in Santiago means citrus season. We are being bombarded by clementines, navel oranges, grapefruit, and kazillions of kilos of fragrant lemons. Even my friends with lemon trees in their backyards are tiring of lemony pisco sours, the national drink. There’s just no end in sight.
Chileans love lemon and its tart, perfumed acidity. They [...]

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Pillowy Pumpkin Bread: Sopaipillas

Posted in Recipes, food, tagged , , on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This morning I awoke to cold, gray skies that seem to thicken by the minute with moisture. The weekend forecast? Rain. Brrr. In these chilly days of winter, my former American self would normally pine for matzah ball soup, chicken pot pie, and hot chocolate to take the edge off the cold (and lack of [...]

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