This Sunday, April 15th Chile celebrates its cuisine. The Dia de la Comida Chilena is now a yearly event to promote and appreciate Chile’s typical cuisine. To pay tribute to that tasty, abundant pastel de choclo or a comforting cazuela and those who make them. To mark the event several culinary institutions and spaces are holding special events and dishing out Chilean food. Here are three that caught our eye.
Mercado Franklin – Sabores de Chile – Fedetur
One of the biggest events being put on this Sunday. Part of this campaign is virtual and promotional, urging establishments, hotels, cooks to share their dishes on social media with the hashtags #YomeSumo al #DiadelaCocina #SaboresdeChile. Its being organized by Sabores de Chile a public-private initiative to promote Chile’s cuisine as a tourist incentive, as well as one of Chile’s central tourism associations, Fedetur.
But its not just online, another participant in the campaign is the expansive and intriguing Barrio Franklin, home to the Persa Bio Bio flea market and a whole new line of food, Chilean and otherwise. Starts around 10am.
Barrio Yungay – Pebre Chile
Starting at 11:30am in the historic Barrio Yungay, a neighborhood once home to Chile’s elite that has some rich architectural heritage and a unique urban feel, there will be an event in the barrio’s main square, Plaza Yungay. This is being organized by Pebre Chile, which is the “corporation of Chilean cooks”. Remember pebre is the tasty blend of tomatoes, onion, cilantro, chili peppers and garlic that gets set on most tables with bread before a meal. Its members include several of Chile’s top chefs and restaurants.
La Vega –
In truth, every day is Chilean food day in La Vega, Santiago’s massive and colorful main working market. After all it is the prime supplier of ingredients for kitchens across the land. Its high on our list of places to visit when in Santiago, whether you like food or not. It’s a place of cultural expression. And it’s the destination for one of our most popular food tours. They will prepare a hearty Charquican for sampling and there is always a bit of a festive spirit in the market.