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Paila marina
Chilean seafood soup or stew From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Preparation
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]
Traditions
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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In popular culture
- In the episode "Abiquiu" of the US TV series Breaking Bad, the character Gus Fring, a prominent Chilean methamphetamine distributor in the southwest of the United States, prepares a paila marina for Walter White while explaining the origin of this typical Chilean dish. Gus Fring also prepares a paila marina in the episode "Something Stupid" from the Breaking Bad prequel TV series Better Call Saul.[citation needed]
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