Back in the early 70s, a chef at a small, no-frills diner in Valparaiso, Chile, was scrambling to find the perfect dish to feed all the drunk college students who would pop by his restaurant each night. Legend has it, his quest led him to invent the first recipe for c horrillana—a heap of french fries, scrambled eggs, onions, and beef that’s become Chile’s equivalent to poutine.
VICE Canada dropped by the diner to see how the Chilean comfort food gets made, before sampling a bite to find out how it stacks up against the Canadian classic.
