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Pastel de Choclo  
   

Pastel de Choclo

Pastel de Choclo is a corn mash casserole. It uses cornmeal and pieces of corn mixed with onion and sometimes ground beef. There is always a little suprise baked into the middle...a whole olive, pit and all. You have to be careful you don´t bite into it without knowing. Also there is a sliced, hard-boiled egg too. I tried it at a restaurant but the texture doesn´t really float my boat.
South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Viña del Mar

Chilean Flag Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more
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