Valdivia Day 2

We went to the river front and got a bite to eat. We decided to try the traditional Chilean soup, cazuela. It is good but nothing to write home about. We went to the fish market and saw sea lions. They come right up to the wall and jump up on it waitingt for scraps from the market. At the market you can but fresh salmon for 1800 pecos per Kilo (this is less than $2 per pound.) then they will clean it and fillet it for you while you wait. Too bad I had no way to get it home or cook it there. We then walked the 4 KM to the bewery Kunstmann. This was a nice walk and the kids did not complain. By the way this was not a flat 4 KM. There was a lot of UP in it. We wanted to be sure we ordered exactly what we wanted. We figured out the beer first. We ordered the sampler. You get to all 8 of thier beers. I learned I prefer a nonfiltered beer, but not a dark bock. The Torobuyo nonfiltered was my favorite with the honey ale as a close secound. Then we managed to order a meat appetizer. This was a large bowl of sausage and other meats, a bowl of bread and a few french fries. It was delicious. An hour after we arrived and with the help of our new Spanish English dictionary, we managed to order. Ken had a steak with white almond sauce, carmelized onions and rice. I had a different cut of steak with beer plum sauce, red cabbage and spatzel. These 2 meals and the appetizer were plenty for all 4 of us. This had to be some of the best food I have ever or ever will eat. This was incredible. We then chose a pie of apple strudel and Chocolate cherry cake to take back to the hotel. We were way to full to eat it there. We then waited briefly in the complete dark for the minibus back to Valdivia. The strudel was not like strudel we are used to. This was not a bready danish with a bit of apple. This was a dessert made almost entirely of thin sliced apples stacked up. It was fabulous!!!! Then the chocolate cake. There are no words. WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!! This cake was the perfect texture(not too moist or dry) it had layers of sweet cherries in it and tiny bits of almonds all through it. It was the frosting which will forever stick in my mind as a once in a lifetime food experience. This was not frosting. It was as if they took the best quality chocolate possible and added just enough wonderful things to make it speadable. It was almost like eating soft chocolate not frosting. It was fabulous. If you ever find yourself in Valdivia Kutsmann is a must. If you do not want to do a meal atleast get the chocolate cake. There is not much to say after the cake. It took the cake, hehehehe!