Around this time every year the good eats start coming out in Chile. September 18th is their Independence day and they LOVE their independence day. It is almost like Christmas. This year, they got a 5 day weekend for it. Amazing! Half the fun is eating lots of good food. The other half is hanging out with friends. I got to do a lot of  both. Here is some of the yummy food I enjoyed.

Asado (BBQ) in my backyard with neighbors)

Chilean cooking class- Anticuchos (kebabs)

Making Empanadas

Beautiful empanadas

Enjoying an anticucho and pebre at the festival

Yummy cheese filled empanada

Traditional drink- Mote con Huesillo