Milcao

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Milcao

밀카오

Chilean potato pancake

About this dish

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 Chilotes dishes curanto and reitimiento, and is mentioned frequently in folklore as part of Chilotas songs and riddles. The dish spread to the south of Chile and Argentina with the migration of many Chilotas families to Patagonia during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

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