Food

**Food! Glorious Food!** Chilean Food is a reflection of the country's land. The land is very varied, with lots of different of seafood, beef, fruits, and vegetables. Chile is well known for its fruit and vegtables. They have big markets so people can buy their vegtables fresh!Spices are very important in Chilean cooking! Some dishes take days to prepare so that the spices and flavours go trhough the entire dish! Some food you find in Australian supermarkets aren't very common in Chile. Things like peanut butter and mustard are very hard to find in Chile and very expensive to buy! This is because the ingedience to make peanut butter and mustard aren't grown in Chile.

Look below and there is a recipe for a traditional Chilean dessert. Make sure you ask an adult for help first!

Chilean Grape Fritters
You will Need: 1/3 stick of butter (sweet or regular)

1 cup of grapes

1 cup milk

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 cup plain flour

3 eggs

oil

Powdered sugar

Then follow the instructions Step By Step:

> > Makes 36 grape puffs
 * Wash the grapes and dry them carefully.
 * Melt butter in saucepan. *Make sure you have an adult with you!*
 * Pour in milk, sugar and lemon juice; bring to a boil.
 * Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon to form a ball.
 * Cook, stirring for one minute.
 * Remove dough ball to a bowl and refrigerate for five minutes.
 * With a wooden spoon,
 * Beat 1 egg at a time into dough ball until all are mixed in (dough will break into funny pieces at first, then become smooth).
 * Cover dough with plastic wrap and cool down until ready to use.
 * Dough must be cold to use.
 * In a deep-sided pan or deep fryer, oil to the depth of at least two inches; heat at 350º. *Make sure you have an adult with you!*
 * Using a tablespoon, drop grapes into dough and roll to cover completely.
 * Drop dough-covered grapes into hot oil, a few at a time.
 * Grape rounds will float as they expand. Using a slotted spoon, small sifting spoon or wire basket, turn puffs to brown all sides.
 * Puffs will brown in about five minutes.
 * Remove and drain on paper towels.
 * When dry and cooled, sprinkle puffs with powdered sugar and serve.