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curanto

Name: curanto
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 2 kg clams; 1 kg mussels; 1 whole chicken; 500 g pork; 3 kg potatoes; 200 g chorizo; 2 medium onion; 1 cup milk; as needed leafy greens (nalca or similar)

Curanto is a traditional Chilean dish originating from the Chiloé Archipelago, characterized by its unique cooking method using hot stones in a pit. It is a hearty and communal meal featuring a combination of seafood, meats, potatoes, and vegetables, reflecting the rich maritime and agricultural bounty of southern Chile.

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Indigenous70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

clams
2 kg
mussels
1 kg
chicken
1 whole
pork
500 g
potatoes
3 kg
chorizo
200 g
onion
2 medium
milk
1 cup
leafy greens (nalca or similar)
as needed

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Curanto dates back to the indigenous Mapuche and Chono peoples of southern Chile, who developed this earth oven technique to cook large quantities of food for community gatherings and celebrations.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Indigenous70%

ingredients+techniques

Spanish30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

earth oven steaming layering pit cooking

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