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FijiFlavors · Frutillar
Sweet shortcrust tart topped with seasonal fruits such as raspberry, strawberry, murta and currant, inherited from the German settlers of southern Chile. In Frutillar, it is the pastry served in the tea houses.
Traditional sweet from Frutillar, Los Lagos
Also known as: kuchen de frutas
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Kuchen — Frutillar, Chile
Kuchen means "cake" in German. In southern Chile, the word refers to a low sweet tart made with pastry, topped with fruit and sometimes cream. The fruits vary with the season: raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, cherry, currant and murta, a small native fruit from southern Chile.
The dessert arrived with the German settlers who established themselves on the shores of Lake Llanquihue in the mid-19th century. Frutillar was founded by those families, and the architecture of the old houses, the German colonial museum and the pastry shops preserve that heritage. Chile’s official tourism promotion calls kuchen the star of the local cuisine and mentions a kuchen route through the town’s tea houses and bakeries.
Kuchen is part of the onces, the Chilean afternoon snack, served with tea or coffee. The tradition belongs to the whole German-settled region in the south, but in Frutillar it has become part of the city’s identity.
Frutillar , Los Lagos
Chile’s official tourism calls kuchen the star of Frutillar’s cuisine; the town was founded by German settlers on Lake Llanquihue.
Wheat flour, butter, eggs, sugar and seasonal fruits such as raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, cherry, currant or murta. Some versions have cream on top.
In slices, with tea or coffee, at tea houses and pastry shops. Usually the flavor is chosen according to the fruit of the day.
Afternoon snack (onces), in summer when southern fruits are in season, and year-round using preserved fruits.
Your questions
It is the German word for "cake." In southern Chile, it refers to a sweet pastry tart topped with fruit, brought by German settlers in the 19th century.
Southern fruit varieties such as raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, currant and murta, which vary with the season.
It is the late-afternoon snack in Chile, with tea or coffee, breads and sweets. In the south, kuchen is a common presence at that meal.
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