In the mid-20th Century, laborers coming back from work at the harbor of Valparaíso wanted to eat something delicious, filling, cheap and fast—and they wanted lots and lots of it. The result is the chorrillana: a mountain of French fries, eggs, grilled onions and beef. Though you’ll find a variety of chorrillanas across the city—some with colorful additions like sausage or tomato—the birthplace of the dish lies in a tiny restaurant called Casino Social J. Cruz ("Jota Cruz"). This restaurant serves only drinks and chorrillanas, and the walls are covered with hand-written messages from previous visitors, creating a unique atmosphere that all travelers should experience.
Students from the Summer II Program at the OIIE-UVM tasted this traditional meal and, of course, left messages in the restaurant's walls.
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