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Completo Italiano

Green, white and red — the sausage is in there somewhere.

Flag of ChileOrigin: Santiago, Chile
Our score: 8/10
Completo Italiano illustrated hot dog icon

Pinpointed origin: Santiago, Chile

The anatomy

Vessel
Completo bun
Sausage
Vienesa sausage
Region
Santiago
Ingredients
Diced tomato illustrated ingredient icon

A soft completo bun cradles a pale vienesa, then disappears under mashed avocado, diced tomato and an avalanche of mayonnaise — the colours of the Italian flag.

Method

  1. 1Warm the vienesa and tuck it into the bun.
  2. 2Spread a thick layer of mashed avocado.
  3. 3Scatter diced tomato.
  4. 4Crown with an absurd amount of mayonnaise. Serve with a fork.

Tasting notes

A glorious mess. You cannot see the sausage and that is the point. The palta is cool and buttery, the mayo is relentless, and you will need both hands and several napkins.