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Paila marina

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Paila marina
TypeStew, soup
CourseMain
Place of originChile
Region or stateCentral Chile, Zona Sur, Chile
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsSeafood, shellfish, fish, shellfish stock, herbs, spices

Paila marina is a traditional Chilean seafood soup or light stew usually served in a paila (earthenware bowl). It usually contains a shellfish stock base cooked with different kinds of shellfish and fish.[1] These are complemented with a variety of herbs and spices such as paprika and parsley.[2]

Preparation

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Onions, carrots, bell peppers tomatoes, fish and shellfish (in the shell) are fried together, fish stock is poured over them and the soup is simmered.[3]

Paila marina is a fish soup common in Chile. A paila is an earthenware bowl.

Traditions

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It is traditional for groups of friends or family to go to the local seafood market and enjoy a paila marina, especially the morning after a party, when it is believed to aid recovery from a hangover.[4] On January 1, the historic seafood market Mercado Central de Santiago is one of the busiest places in Santiago; Chilean national newspaper La Nación reported that 28,000 people were expected to visit the market on January 1, 2010.[5] Popular belief also ascribes aphrodisiac properties to paila marina.[6]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ What is paila marina www.wisegeek.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ La salvadora paila marina Renata Robbio, emol.com (website of El Mercurio newspaper), 12 February 2010. Retrieved February 2013.
  3. ^ La salvadora paila marina Renata Robbio, emol.com (website of El Mercurio newspaper), 12 February 2010. Retrieved February 2013.
  4. ^ La salvadora paila marina Renata Robbio, emol.com (website of El Mercurio newspaper), 12 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ Mercado Central espera más de 28.000 mil personas el 1 de enero Jose Antonio Torres, www.lanacion.cl, 31 December 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ^ Comida afrodisiaca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine La Cuarta, 16 November 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2013.