An empanada is as typical porteño (from the port) as it is Chilean and Latino. Valparaiso is known for its Empanada de Mariscos: stuffed pastry fried in oiled or cooked in the oven. It is served with aji picante (spicy chili sauce) or with Pebre. The latter is a very popular cold sauce made of onion, tomato, chile peppers and coriander.

Seafood and shellfish in Chile come in a wide variety and are very popular because of their freshness and low price. You won´t find locos, mussels, clams, piure, sea urchins like the ones you eat in Chile!

Empanadas come with whatever stuffing you can imagine. Another typical Chilean Empanada is Pino: minced beef with onions, spices, olives and a quarter of a boiled egg.

Places to have a Seafood Empanada
A great place to have an empanada is on Caleta Portales or at the Vegetable market. The market, near the national congress and known as El Mercado Cardonal has various restaurants that serve empanadas. The most famous is ‘El Rincon de Pancho’. Finally, we have to mention Empanadas Famosas for its very popular ‘empanada de pino’.

>Caleta Portales, Avenida España, Valparaiso

>El mercado Cardonal, Avenida Brazil 2710, Valparaiso (near ‘Congreso’ and ‘Terminal de Buses’)

>Empanadas Famosas, Salvador Donoso 1381, Valparaiso