CHILEAN CUISINE IS POPULAR AGAIN

Some people don’t know anything about Chile. It is a country in South America. Chile is very famous for its food. Some chefs in the capital of Chile are trying to make Chilean food more famous in the world. Many people are travelling to Santiago to try Chilean food. 1) .............................. That means food lovers. They come to try new foods.

Santiago is famous for its street food like steak sandwiches and hot dogs with creamed avocado. Chilean food is normally not very spicy. They are usually very simple but also very delicious.

Some of the chefs in Santiago now use old traditional recipes. They cook the dishes of native people. They add some fancy ingredients to simple foods.

There are a lot of world famous restaurants in Santiago now. One of them is called Peumayen. Many people think that their food is very strange. They use old recipes in the Peumayen. It serves some special bread with some other small dishes. One is hen with an onion puree. Some others are horsemeat and seaweed salad. 2) .............................. He says he likes adding new ingredients to old and traditional recipes.

Another restaurant is Carlo Cocina Mercado Gourmet. They serve the food in a different way. 3) .............................. It is made from raw fish and lemon and orange juices. They serve the food in very small plates. 4) .............................. . They sell bottled water from Patagonia and olives from the Atacama Desert.

Brandon Hensinger is a foodie from the U.S A. He says he learns a lot about Chilean food when he eats at the Borago. He thinks that it is one of the best restaurants in Latin America. You can have very different traditional Chilean food at the Borago like the eel. They grill the eel and serve it with a salty sauce.

The chefs use ingredients from all over the country. Olives and papaya grow in the north. 5) .............................. Grapes, red chilies, and coriander come from that part of the country. Other products like wheat, oats, blueberries, and cranberries come from the far south. Chilean chefs think that it is very important to use local products.