Santiago's Best Street Food
Easily overlooked among all these sights is another sensory delight well worth discovering: the cuisine. Specifically, the street food of Santiago can hang with the best of them — New York, Mexico City, Hong Kong; Santiago proves just as unique and flavorful. For an idea of what the best street food in Santiago, Chile, entails — look no further.
Ceviche
It may seem unusual — reckless, even — to enjoy raw fish from a street vendor, but consider the locale: the entirety of the country is essentially just one coastline. Seafood is done exceptionally well here, and the street ceviche proves it. White fish, prawns and squid are “cooked” in a zesty concoction of citrus juices, and then oftentimes paired with savory soft-cooked sweet potato, sliced red onion and crunchy Chilean corn. The flavors and textures run the entire gamut of what food can be; the sum is somehow greater.
Refreshing AND savory!
the FULL completo!
Completo
The distant cousin to the quintessential hot dog, completos (as in, “complete”) are a big deal — literally. The frankfurter sausage (and accompanying bun) tends to be several times larger than the American counterpart; but that’s just the start. Piled high on top of the sausage are generous helpings of chopped tomatoes, mashed avocado and drizzles of mayonnaise. This is just the standard: Depending on the vendor, you can opt into piling sauerkraut, fried onions, French fries or fried eggs on top of that!
Empanadas
When discussing the best street food in Santiago, empanadas may as well be Elvis: They are the undisputed King. Empanadas are near omnipresent in any and all food conversation taking place in South America; in Chile the empanadas are meal-sized, rather than snack-sized. The most traditional filling is a combination of ground beef, onions, raisins, olives and hard-boiled eggs, but with that being said: Make time to try an empanada de queso — it’s pure dairy decadence.
Empanadas: some of the best street food, period.
A few of these on a hot summer's day are just peachy.
Mote Con Huesillo
While the fresh juices of the city are legendary, the one drink you truly can’t miss is mote con huesillos. Dried peaches are soaked in nectar syrup (or sometimes, peach juice) before being mixed with fresh cracked wheat, water, cinnamon and dark brown sugar. A warm-weather treat, you’ll likely see everyone on the street enjoying one in the summer months — we highly recommend you follow suit.
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