Yes well. I´m very uncomfortable ever criticising a culture for its food. Very uncomfortable. Yet, as a blooger, one must present the loves as well as the not-so-loves. And this is one of those - a not-so-loved.
Hmmmm....what do you think this is a picture of? To me it looks exactly like yellow squid heads swimming in yellowish water. It wasn´t exactly what I had in mind when I ordered Papaya from the dessert menu. Yes, Papaya. Hmmmm again.
But I´m not one to judge a book by it´s cover, and since pretty much everything I ate in Chile was really really good (except for a totally crap Caesar salad one night), I knew I had to give it the benefit of the doubt, keep an open mind, and delve on in.
I ordered this as my afternoon snack after wandering around Los Dominocos - the last stop on the red metro line in Santiago where a little tourist market exists, quite cute really, little huts with local art and craft. I ended up buying a few bits of jewellery and a small piece of art that took my eye - something for the Red Room. Anwyway, back to the food.
So, after an afternoon of wandering, I sat downn for refreshment, and after 3 wonderful fried cheese empanadas (little cheese stuffed pastries, sort of like samosas), I decided on ordering some refreshing fruit - and I love PAYAYA!!!!
And it arrived. As above.
I poked and prodded with my spoon, then went in for the kill...perhaps it tastes good? Well, no it doesn´t. It tastes slimey and sweet - I ate one whole squid head (there were originally 3) but chose not to down any more. A small disappointment in an otherwise wonderful afternoon, but I did learn something - always ask for the Spanish menu (that is, if you can even read a little of it) rather than rely on the English one!!
To me, this dessert will always go down in history as Yellow Squid Heads.
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