We hadn’t even crossed over the Chilean border in the Andes, when a road-side street food stall and a five hour wait at customs enticed us to try Chile’s most popular street food: the Completo–the ultimate South American hot dog. For 1000 Chilean Pesos, ($1.59) I was given a microwaved hot dog in a white [...]
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The Chilean Completo
Posted in Chile, tagged chile, completo, hot dog, street food on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hot, Hot, Hot
Posted in USA, tagged chile, Nellie's Cafe, new mexico, street food on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Scoville-craving heat junkies flock to New Mexico for its capsicum bounty. Leaving Arizona on I-10, we had one Las Cruces destination in mind, Nellie’s Cafe. Nellie’s began as street food. Nellie Hernandez and her husband Danny sold burritos from a cart in 1962, but the quality of their burritos and the stellar chile sauces quickly [...]
