Food: The Delicious Down-Low

Of all the foods that would inspire my to write this post, bacon would be the original inspiration. My roommate was cooking with bacon the other day (see pictures below) and I started thinking about Chilean food. I combed through some of my photos and nabbed a couple related to Chile and my food experience here. 

So starting with bacon, here are some of my Chilean food field notes. 

They sell bacon in little cubes that buyers have to cut themselves. 

This little cube cost about $2 USD (about $10-12 per pound)!

Speaking of meat, here is some typical Chilean BBQ (or asado, as they call it here) food. Notice the chorizo in the fire. The piece of meat in the front of the photo is one big piece of meat that rotates and roasts in the fire. Vegetarian heaven!

The Chileans do not eat that many sweets but they love the pastries once in awhile. Someone bought these pastries for me. The one of on the right is an apple pie/custard pastry and the one on the left is like a seven layered cake. Yum!

Peanut butter and hummus are my food staples in the USA. When I arrived in Chile I realized neither existed here. So, I learned how to make my very own basil hummus (left) and peanut butter (right).

Bakeries are all over this country. Little bakeries dot the street corners and produce some pretty amazing bread. However, this loaf came from the kitchen of yours truly. :) 

Most countries are famous for certain foods. Chile is famous for its empanadas. Empanadas are stuffed in the middle with cheese and other deliciousness (meat, seafood, veggies, etc.). They are sort of a Latin American calzone. The empanada pictured above is HUGE and comes from my favorite empanada restaurant in Chile. You can munch on this while watching the sunset over the Pacific.