Just watched Anthony Bourdain's episode in Chile. Wow! The lomito and the seafood dishes are definitely on the list of foods I must taste.
It was interesting to see the Chilean variation of foods I'm familiar with, such as chitterlings (pig intestines). I don't care for them, but some in my family eat them boiled and then maybe pan fried. In Chile they are deep fried--still not appetizing to me. And I'll pass on the cow hoof stew too.
While the restaurant food looks good, I'm really interested to taste the meals that are prepared in a Chilean home. I'm curious to find out what meals are popular to cook in the average household. And perhaps I'll have the opportunity to cook a meal for my host family too. Food is one of the strongest identifiers of culture, and sharing it always brings people closer together.
Lisa, I think it would be a fabulous experience to cook a meal for your host family if they are interested! I'll post on the course blog a link to an article about food as part of cultural identity that I think you will find interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat dish do you think would you choose to share with your host family? In other words, what is one particular dish that you consider part of your cultural identity?