Empanadas de pino
Baked beef empanadas with onion, a black olive, raisins and a slice of egg. The national hug in pastry form.
🌶️№ 00 / Comunidad Chilena · Picante por naturaleza
Chile,
con sabor.
Lejos de casa, cerca del sabor.
A home for the Chilean community across Ireland — where to find a proper empanada, where to score smoky merkén, where the next peña or asado is sizzling, and how to throw a Dieciocho 9,000 miles from the Andes. Built by irelandyumz, written with the community — and seasoned generously.
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№ 01 / La Mesa Chilena / What to Eat
Completo
A hot dog buried under diced tomato, mashed avocado and a frankly heroic amount of mayo. Order an 'italiano' for the flag colours.
Pastel de choclo
Sweet-corn and basil topping baked golden over a beef-and-chicken base. Summer on a plate.
Mote con huesillo
Husked wheat and a rehydrated dried peach in sweet syrup — drink-meets-dessert, sold on every Santiago corner.
Sopaipillas
Pumpkin fry-bread, best on a rainy day 'pasadas' in chancaca syrup. Ireland supplies plenty of rainy days.
Chilean wine
Carménère is Chile's signature grape — look for it on Irish shelves alongside Casillero del Diablo.
№ 02 / El Picante / Bring the Heat
Chilean heat is smoky and earthy, not just fire for fire's sake. These are the four flavours that turn an Irish kitchen into a cocina chilena. Heat rated 🌶️ to 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.
Merkén
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Smoked, sun-dried ají cacho de cabra ground with coriander seed and salt. The Mapuche spice that makes everything taste like home. Sprinkle on eggs, steak, popcorn — anything.
Pebre
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Chile's answer to salsa: coriander, onion, tomato, garlic and a kick of ají. On the table at every asado, demolished with marraqueta bread before the meat even lands.
Ají verde
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Green chilli pulped with oil and salt. A teaspoon transforms a completo; a tablespoon transforms your evening. Handle with respect.
Ají de color
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Paprika-style ground red pepper that gives cazuela and porotos their warm, rusty glow. More colour and depth than fire.
№ 03 / Dónde Encontrarlo / The Directory
La guía la construimos juntos.
We're building a verified directory of Chilean-owned food spots, market stalls and supper clubs across Ireland — from Dublin empanada pop-ups to where to buy merkén and manjar. Know one? Add it below and we'll verify the details before listing.
+ Recomendar un lugar№ 04 / Cultura y Eventos / Culture
Fiestas Patrias
Every 18 September, Chileans mark independence with asados, cueca and terremotos. Watch this space for the Dublin Dieciocho meet-ups.
Peñas & Asados
Folk music, empanadas and good company. Community gatherings pop up around Dublin, Cork and Galway — we'll list verified ones here.
Recetas de Casa
Can't find it in Ireland? We'll share community recipes so you can make pebre, sopaipillas and a proper pino with what the local shops stock.
Add a spot · Recomienda un lugar
Know a Chilean restaurant, bakery, food truck, supper club or shop in Ireland? Tell us and we'll verify and add it to the directory. Help the next Chilean who lands in Dublin missing home.
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