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The 10 best dishes in Chile

Pacific seafood and the empanada.

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Empanada de pino

Eaten all over Chile

Baked empanada of beef, onion, olive and egg.

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Pastel de choclo

Eaten all over Chile

Corn pie over beef and chicken.

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3

Completo

Best: Santiago

Hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayo.

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4

Curanto

Best: Chiloé

Seafood and meat cooked in a pit.

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5

Caldillo de congrio

Best: The coast

Conger eel soup with potatoes and tomato, praised by Pablo Neruda.

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Machas a la parmesana

Best: The coast

Razor clams baked with parmesan and white wine.

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7

Cazuela

Eaten all over Chile

A soup of meat, potato, corn and pumpkin.

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8

Sopaipillas

Eaten all over Chile

Fried pumpkin dough rounds, eaten with pebre.

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9

Chorrillana

Best: Valparaíso

Fries with beef and egg.

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10

Mote con huesillo

Eaten all over Chile

A summer drink of dried peaches in syrup with husked wheat.

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