Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V5 #123

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> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 20:05:50 -0800
> From: Doug Irvine <dirvin@bc.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [CH] chile
>
> Well, my friend, when one of our members, Cameron Begg, was in Chile several
> months ago, I recall his post complaining that he could not find any chiles
> or even hot sauces in Chile, and it is my understanding that with the
> exception of Mexico, where the use of the chile pepper is very widespread,
> you will find not too many recipies, or ingredients using chilies.


Chilean cooking is split right down the middle. The lower class is very native,
corn based food. Middle/upper class is very European. They eat very well, but
no spices to speak of. 

The only place I found with that had any kick to it was a Peruvian restaurant
we tried in Santiago. 


                         
                         		Scott Peterson

ScottP4@IBM.NET

Never attribute to malice what can be
adequately explained by stupidity.

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