The best traditional Chilean foods
The top 3 according to 78 votes from people: Empanada de pino · Pastel de choclo · Curanto. (Updated Mar 30, 2026.)
The most popular Chilean dishes, from Independence Day pino empanadas to Valparaíso's chorrillana, according to Forbes Chile and food guides.
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Top 12
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1
Empanada de pino
Baked and filled with minced beef and onion, boiled egg, olive and raisins; the queen of the September holidays.
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2
Pastel de choclo
Beef and chicken filling under a sweetcorn paste with sugar, baked in a clay dish.
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3
Curanto
Seafood, meats, potatoes and milcaos cooked in a pit with hot stones, from Chiloé.
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4
Cazuela
Broth with a piece of beef or chicken, potato, squash, corn and rice.
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5
Sopaipillas
Fried squash dough, with pebre or soaked in chancaca syrup in winter.
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6
Chorrillana
Chips topped with strips of beef, onion and fried egg, born in Valparaíso.
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7
Caldillo de congrio
Conger eel soup with potatoes and vegetables, to which Pablo Neruda wrote an ode.
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8
Completo italiano
Hot dog with avocado, tomato and mayonnaise, the colours of the Italian flag.
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9
Paila marina
Hot seafood and fish soup in a clay bowl.
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10
Humitas
Sweetcorn paste with onion and basil wrapped in corn husks.
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11
Machas a la parmesana
Razor clams baked with parmesan and white wine.
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12
Porotos granados
Fresh beans with corn, squash and basil, a summer dish.
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13
Chacarero
Steak sandwich with green beans, tomato and green chilli.
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14
Charquicán
Stew of potato, squash and minced beef, served with a fried egg.
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Comments (1)
El completo italiano, palta, tomate y mayo, ¡a lo chileno!