I must admit that I have started to look at Chilean food with a little more fondness as I read your postings. I never thought much of what my fellow countrymen did to our food. We seem to kill the food twice, the second time when we cook it! Especially what we do to seafood is almost a crime. Also, our lack of culinary diversity is a bummer, and the restaurant scene can’t seem to move beyond lomo a lo pobre and chacareros. But, judging by your postings, things are looking up. We have so many incredible veggies and fruits (don’t even get me started on paltas! Nothing else compares), and it seems, finally people who know how to put them to good use. Whenever I go back to Chile, the first thing to make it to my table are paltas, tomatoes and a rich watermelon (and of course, a nice glass of red wine, its provenance not a bit important.
Thanks for the postings!