Chile Food Facts
The Latin American country of Chile is 2,700 miles long, which makes for a diverse landscape--and a wide variety of cuisine to match.
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Geography
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Chile's long coastline makes for excellent fishing, and seafood ("mariscos") is a staple of Chilean food.
Significance
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Chile exports many of its foods--it is the world's largest exporter of grapes, plums and fish fillets.
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Effects
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Immigration--particularly by Germans in the South--has influenced Chilean food; southern towns such as Puerto Varas are famous for "kuchen"--a German dessert.
Drinks
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Chile's vineyards produce world-class wines, and the national drink is "pisco sour"--a cocktail made with pisco liquor, lemon, egg white and sugar.
Misconceptions
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Chilean food should not be confused with the spicy dishes of other Latin American countries; spices are rarely used in Chilean cuisine.
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References
- Photo Credit Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of Douglas Fernandes
