Chuchoca bread
South american bread made of cornmeal very popular in Chile called chuchoca. Ingridients: 2 cups chuchoca 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon SALT 2 eggs 1 container plain yogurt (170 … Continue reading
Turkey cazuela with chuchoca squares
Cazuela from Spanish means cooking pot, stewpot. It is a general name given to a South American soup cooked generally with meat and big variety of veggies. Here in Chile … Continue reading
Chuchoca, a sister of polenta
It is not surprise that both corn and potato are typical food of the South America. For most of us from Europe, corn is known mostly in a canned form usually … Continue reading
Vicuña – the smallest camel cousin
Many of my friends when think about Chile or Peru have mostly one picture in their mind – mountains and deer liked animales climbing around which they call llamas. After … Continue reading
Atacama – how to get there
Getting to Atacama Desert is possible in many ways depending on how much money, time you have or from where you are going and what is your next planned destination … Continue reading
Chilean mussels
I come from Poland. The country with access to the Baltic Sea in the North and mountains in the South. I happened to be born and live in the Southern … Continue reading
The national day of completo
I guess I do not have to introduce to anyone the one of the most popular fast foods – hot-dog. Pretty easy to make and hunger saver after all night all … Continue reading
Do Chileans like everything small?
The first confusion on my arrival to my Chilean family. What is the name of my Chilean mom: “Sara or Sarita”. How should I call her? Does it mean the … Continue reading
Cochayuyo
Every year over 90 000 tons of chochayuyo are harvested in Chile, however its consumption by local people is slight. The majority is exported to the international markets looking for … Continue reading
Piure
Seafood varieties you can find here in Chile is amazing. I am still confused and have huge difficulties with recognizing each of them. But there is one of these ocean … Continue reading
Polish girl living in Chile with Chilean family 