What do Chileans eat at la once?
Bread, tea and something on top: palta (avocado), butter, ham, cheese or jam. The bread is marraqueta, crusty and in joined pairs, or hallulla, round and flatter, and which is better is a matter of strong opinion; with guests there may be kuchen, a German cake from the south, or sopaipillas.
What is on the table
The bread
- la marraqueta crusty, in joined pairs
- la hallulla round and flatter — Which is better is a matter of strong opinion.
On top
- la palta avocado — Chile, Peru and Argentina; Mexico and Spain say aguacate.
- la mantequilla butter
- el jamón ham
- el queso cheese
- la mermelada jam
To drink
- el té tea
If there are guests
- el kuchen a German cake, with its German name from the settlers of the south
- las sopaipillas fried pumpkin dough rounds
- The basics are bread, tea and something to put on top: avocado, butter, ham, cheese or jam.
- The bread is marraqueta or hallulla, both Chilean words, and there are strong opinions about which is better.
- Kuchen keeps its German name from the settlers of southern Chile and appears when there are guests.
Lo básico es pan, té y algo para poner encima.The basics are bread, tea and something to put on top.
El pan puede ser marraqueta o hallulla, y hay opiniones fuertes sobre cuál es mejor.The bread can be marraqueta or hallulla, and there are strong opinions about which is better.
Encima se pone palta, y también mantequilla, jamón, queso o mermelada.On top goes avocado, and also butter, ham, cheese or jam.
More about La once
- Why is the Chilean evening meal called once?
- What Spanish do you need when invited to once in Chile?
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