As I describe on the Chilean Food page, “Once” is the light meal eaten in the late afternoon. Faithful reader SmellWing let me know of the origins of the Chilean “Once”:
Tradition has it that long ago men that wanted to drink their liquor, or “aguardiente” in Spanish, during the time of day that is now [...]
Posted February 13, 2006 in Culture, Site Updates | Comments Off
A reader writes:
Pepe, I am the leader of a girl scout troop and we are putting a booth about Chile together. We are looking for pictures of traditional clothing and easy recipes we can make and serve at our booth. Can you give me some web sites or suggestions?
The Chilean cowboys dress [...]
Nancy asks:
For a school project my daughter has to show a traditional Chilean table setting. How would a table normally be set?
Table settings are very similar to what we have in the United States.
You can see a picture here:
http://www.chile-travel.com/family-dinners/
I’ve added a page on traditional Chilean games and toys to the culture section of the site.
Posted May 26, 2005 in Culture, Site Updates | Comments Off
A recent email asks:
I am doing a project on Chilean culture i was wondering if you could answer a few questions to help me out…what does an average Chilean woman do as an occupation?
The role of women in Chile has been changing over time. My experience in Chile was that it is a male dominated [...]
Posted April 19, 2005 in Ask Pepe, Culture | 2 Comments »