Mr. Wu @ Estacion Central

There are hundreds if not thousands of Chinese restaurants here in Chile, right a little bit lower than the number of Japanese restaurants here. Not all Japanese restaurants are really Japanese, same goes for the Chinese restaurants.

I have not been to too many Chinese restaurants to tell how they differ, but according to my husband Mumu who's been living here for over 10years now, "Those are for the local people" meaning it's for Chilean, not Chinese. On this line, there are only around 5 restaurants falls in the real-Chinese restaurant, Mr. Wu being the most frequent visited by us as it is the closest to Mumu' store.

Mumu's fav. dish is noodle soup and fried pork, but I am a big fan of HOT foods and that is what we ordered that day for lunch. The famous HOT for Chinese is not just hot-pepper hot but actually a combination of spices that produces a hot AND numb taste, one of the main spice being Sichuan Pepper.

 

 Spicy Tofu (Mala-Tofu)

Spicy Fish Soup (this is actually not a drinkable soup, but fish soaked in a hot pepper oil soup)

Main ingredients: Fish, soybean, green bean noodle, celery.

These are what we order that day, Tofu, Fish, Sour and spice soup, Stir fried veggie.

The price here is not expensive at all, most dishes are around CLP2,000~3,000. The fish cost more and it's around CLP6,000.

This place offers special Chinese breakfast on Sunday (starting at around 10:30) with various small dishes of snacks. Highly recommended!