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A popular food in Santiago is the hot dog, especially what they call Italians. These hot dogs have tomatoes, mayonaise, and avocado. A lot of the host families give us Italians for dinner, and there are also many places where you can buy them to eat. It´s different, but very good!
La otra comida en Chile es muy buena. Comemos muchas verduras y frutas. ¡Las frutas son deliciosas! Hay muchas duraznos, demascos, ciruelas, pomelos y mucho màs. El fin de semana pasado, el grupo probamos el pastel de choclo, cual es un plato con muchos estratos. El primer es choclo y despuès hay pollo y bistec, un huevo y aceitunas. Es muy diferente, pero muy rico. ¡Estamos disfrutando la comida nueva!
The other food in Chile es very good. We eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. The fruit is delicious! There are many peaches, nectarines, plums, grapefruit, and much more. Last weekend, the group tried "Pastel de Choclo" (Corn Cake); it´s a dish with a lot of layers. The first is corn and next it´s chicken and beef, egg, and olives. It´s very different, but very good. We´re enjoying the new food!