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Delicious Chilean Dishes

So far, Chilean food has been great. I have tried a variety of the most traditional Chilean dishes and they all have been delicious. Some of the most popular ones are: Empanadas, Humitas (corn tamales), Pastel de Choclo (Corn bread filled with meat and chicken), and mote con huesillo which is a refreshing drink.

Empanadas are very popular here and they can be eaten at any time of the day. They’re everywhere!! You can find them on the street vendors, at restaurants, schools cafeterias, and small coffee shops. They are filled with anything you want. You can choose either jam, cheese, meat, shrimp, chicken, napolitana (jam, tomatoes, onions, peppers) or empanada de pino (meat, chicken, and a hard-boiled egg). Empanada de pino is the Chilean traditional empanada.


Humitas are basically corn tamales that are served with onions, tomatoes, and peppers. The first time that I tried these was at a feast we had with my host mom’s family. The large meal brought the family together to enjoy some homemade delicious humitas.
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Pastel de Choclo is “corn cake” but it’s not the typical cake. The way it is set up is a layer of meat, then hard-boiled eggs on top of it along with chicken, and on top it goes the layer of corn paste that makes all the ingredients come together. It is baked and it smells so good when it comes out of the oven. The smell of it will make you want to lose your diet for a day because you will want more and more of it.



Mote con huesillo is a traditional drink here in Chile. It is a very refreshing drink that’s mostly served in the summer here. It is made out of peach juice with wheat grain and the put a peach with it. It is very refreshing to drink it after a long day at school or after a run at the park. It helps cooling down your body giving you more energy to keep going. 



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