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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Sliced deep-fried plantains, served with different dips or as a side dish. Make sure: no cheese is served on the side
Patacones
Toasted large corn kernels with salt usually sold as a snack or a side dish
Maiz tostado/ Chancha
Bean stew made with tomatoes and spices, served with rice/ plantain/ eggs/ meat. Make sure: no meat or eggs are added
Menestra
Thin Plantain chips with salt and pepper, served as a snack or as a side dish. Make sure: not to add Cecina (pork)
Chifle
Deep fried dough sticks sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, with dips. Make sure: choose the plain version
Churros
Currants and mangoes with salt sold as a street food snack
Mangos/ Grosellas con sal
Cooked lupini beans with salt and spices, usually sold as a street food snack or as a side dish
Chochos
Base sauce used in different dishes and made from stir fried onions, garlic and spices
Sofrito
Alcoholic fermented drink made from cassava
Chicha
Alcoholic drink made from Aguardiente, sugar and cinnamon
Canelazo
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Fried salted potatoes, served with sausage, mayonnaise and tomato onion salsa. To veganize: ask for no meat or mayo
Salchipapas
Fruit salad with juice, topped with whipped cream and/or honey. To veganize: ask for no cream and no honey
Come y Bebe
Fried plantain dumplings filled with cheese or meat To veganize: ask to prepare without cheese/ meat
Bolon de verde
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Fried dough dumplings sprinkled with sugar, usually filled with cheese
Empanadas de viento
Fried doughnut holes sprinkled with sugar, usually made with milk and butter
Huevitos chilenos
Fruit (usually guava) based meringue cream dessert, made with egg whites
Espumillas
Sweet coconut bark, usually contains milk
Cocada
Green banana creamy soup made with milk
Repe
Fried stuffed potato patties, usually with cheese
Llapingachos
Cassava round shaped bread, usually made with cheese
Pan de yuca
Traditional potato soup, usually made with milk/cheese
