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What to eat in Chile, from empanadas to curanto

A short guide to the dishes worth seeking out, region by region.

Chilean food changes with the landscape: seafood along the coast, slow-cooked stews in the south and bakery stops everywhere in between.

  • Empanadas from a bakery counter, baked or fried.
  • Pastel de choclo, a corn bake for cold evenings.
  • Curanto, cooked in a pit in the south, if you get the chance to join one.

Add your own favourites, and where you ate them.