(FOOD POST!)
I've been eating well in Chile, to say the least. My host mother prepares all of my meals from market-fresh vegetables, bread still warm from the bakery, and meat fresh from the butcher. Life is good.
Allow me to describe some of the typical foods that I've tried. I haven't really been taking photos of my food here (because, let's face it...that's kind of weird) so please excuse the google images.
1. Pastel de Choclo: a sort of pot-pie type baked dish of shredded chicken and corn paste. Delicious.
2. Zapallos Italianos Rellenos: zucchini stuffed with corn, ground beef, and parmesan cheese. My host mom's specialty.
3. Completos: hot dogs smothered in avocado, diced tomato, and astounding amounts of mayonnaise.
4. Empenadas: a pocket of dough filled with meat, seafood, or cheese.
5. Choripan con pebre: chorizo sausage on a hardroll with pebre (tomato, onion, cilantro, hot pepper) ...generally served as an appetizer to a hearty meal of asado (Argentine-style grilled beef). Chileans like their meat.
6. Cazuela: Chilean beef stew
7. Calzones Rotos: "broken panties" - fried dough covered in powdered sugar. No idea where the name comes from.
8. Panqueques de Manjar: dulce de leche crepes. A Valparaíso café standby.
9. Mote con Huesillo: A non-alcoholic summer drink similar to iced tea. Made with husked wheat and dried peach.
10. Pisco Sour: Pisco (grape brandy), lime juice, sugar, bitters, and egg whites (optional). Best drink on the planet.
11. "El Terremoto": "the earthquake" - Chileans are the most self-deprecating people on the planet. As such, they commemorate last year's earthquake with this drink of white wine, pineapple ice-cream, grenadine, and whatever other liquor the bartender has on hand. Wanna know the best part? One refers to a post-terremoto hangover as a "réplica"(an aftershock).
12. Vino: WINE. Chile is one of the leading producers of wine, both red and white, in the world. One can buy a bottle of decent wine for less than a bottle of water. As such, wine is a welcome addition to any Chilean meal or social gathering.
13. Mariscos y Pescado: Seafood. With its incredible coastline, it should come as no surprise that Chile has a bounty of shellfish and fish-fish. And it's all good.
14. Frutas y Verduras: Fresh fruits and veggies like you wouldn't believe, both commonplace and exotic.
As in Ecuador, the main meal here is lunch. Main courses are generally served with rice or potatoes and some form of vegetable/salad. Breakfast is bread, cereal, or oatmeal with coffee and dinner is a light meal or "once" of sandwiches/cake with tea.
Well. I think that's eat! I mean...it. ahahahahhasjdlfkjslkdfjlkajflkalfkds
Wipe that drool off your face.
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