by Eileen | Apr 17, 2015 | chile, food, nostalgia
Every rainy day in winter, Chileans coo, “que rico,” and head to the closest supermarket, casino (cafeteria) or grandmother’s house to get their sopaipillas pasadas on. Sopaipillas, which you might know from other Latin American cuisines, are round...
by Eileen | Jun 16, 2014 | food, food and drink, supermarket, Uncategorized
So I came back from some time away, and saw that the flavor of Chile had been settled upon, at least until the end of the World Cup. Chile tastes like onions and tomatoes. Specifically, those two items as they are combined into “ensalada chilena” which...
by Eileen | May 27, 2014 | chile, language
Manejas el cachai? Whether you like it or not, your Spanish, as compared to other people’s Spanish, whether or not they are present, is a frequent topic of conversation in Chile. I have a friend that says that when people tell you you speak Spanish well, it means you...
by Eileen | May 9, 2014 | chile, hiking, photography, wildlife
I took the day off yesterday to hike up to El Roble, not far from Til Til, home to prickly pear cacti and the fruit they bear (which we call tunas), olives, avocados and other things that enjoy the heat and sunshine. Unlike me. But we shall get to that later. First,...
by Eileen | Apr 26, 2014 | chile, feria, food, santiago, shopping
So. First of all, before I go to crazy on the colorfulness of mostly vegetables with which I am going to make great deliciousness in the kitchen, let me assure you that someone sucked all the color out of Santiago. I will surely post some beautiful photos of how...