 Milcaos fritos | |
| Alternative names | Melcao, Milcado |
|---|---|
| Course | Main course, side dish |
| Place of origin | Chile |
| Region or state | Chiloé Archipelago |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Potatoes of Chiloé, lard, salt and vegetable oil. |
| Variations | Baemes |
Milcao or melcao (sometimes hypercorrected to milcado) is a traditional potato pancake dish originating from the Chiloé Archipelago in Chile. The dish is prepared with raw grated potatoes and cooked mashed potatoes mixed with other ingredients. It forms an important part of the Chiloé dishes curanto[1] and reitimiento, and is mentioned frequently in folklore as part of Chilote songs and riddles. The dish spread to the south of Chile and Argentina with the migration of many Chilote families to Patagonia during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.[2]
- ^ Chiloé, comidas tipicas Professorenlinea.cl. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Chapalele y Milcaos, infaltables en el curanto Archived 14 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine Chef Norberto E. Petryk, Alimentación Chile, 20 December 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.