Blog Introduction

The Chilean cuisine is not very known in Toronto since there are not many Chilean restaurants around the city. However, Chilean food is very flavorful, colorful and tasty. 


Here there are two pictures so you are more familiar with the geographic location of Chile

This blog will show you a few of the typical Chilean meals we make in a everyday basis. Hope you enjoy!

Wine

Chilean wines are known all over the world for their intense, exquisite flavour. Our geographic location gives Chile an amazing variety of lands to produce different types of wines. They are a great companion for barbecues and, really, any day any time of the day.


Here are some of the pictures of the most famous wines that you could find at LCBO in Toronto.

Humitas

Humitas are also a dish based on corn. Humitas are usually sweet, but some families prepare them salty; it all depends in your taste. Humitas have a very traditional rural cuisine look and they melt in your mouth while you are eating them. This is how they look.

Pastel de Choclo

Pastel de Choclo is another very typical Chilean cuisine. It is made in two parts; the first one is the base, made the same way as we make the "Pino" for empanadas. The second part is the corn part (my favorite), which is made with very creamy corn, milk, butter, sugar and salt. This is how it looks the final result:

Ensalada a la Chilena

This type of salad is also a very typical Chilean salad. It is made with tomatoes, cilantro and onions. Chilean people only uses salt, lemon juice and sometimes olive oil to dress the salads. The Chilean salad is only dress with some salt and olive oil. This salad is used as a side dish for the Humitas or Pastel de Choclo. This is how the salad looks

Empanadas de Pino

Even though we can find a variation of empanadas around the world, Chilean empanadas have a very distinct flavor. Basically, Chilean empanadas are a dough filled with "pino" inside. This "pino" is made with beef meat chopped in little squares, onion, raisins, eggs, black olives and some species. 

This is how they look inside! Yummie!

Chilean Empanadas Video

This is a shot video of how a mom makes her own Empanadas

Yummies Chilean Empanadas

From the sea - Curanto en Olla

This typical Chilean dish comes from Chiloe, an island located at the very south of the country.

It is a clear broth full of different types of seafood, potatoes and some vegetables, perfect for the cold winters in the south of Chile.


This is how this exquisite soup looks like

Mote con huesillos

This is a traditional summer drink in Chile, served very cold and sweet. Very easy to get during the summer months - November to March. It is easy to make at home, so we prepare them very often too. It is made with sun dried peaches, sugar, cinnamon, and fresh cooked husked wheat. Also, if the drink is not sweet enough, we add honey to the mix, which makes it perfect. Here is a picture of the Mote con Huesillos.

This is how we can get them in the street!