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Discover the enchanting culinary traditions of Patagonia with Curanto, a dish deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of Argentina and Chile, traditionally cooked underground with hot stones and maqui leaves.

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Experience the ancient culinary technique of Patagonian Curanto, where simple ingredients are transformed into a delicious underground feast using heated stones and aromatic herbs.

Patagonian Curanto

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An ancient Patagonian cooking technique featuring lamb shoulder and butternut squash, cooked using steam from hot stones in a pit.

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Curanto is a traditional Patagonian dish that combines a variety of meats, vegetables, legumes, and fruits, cooked in an underground oven using hot stones and earth.

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Curanto is one of Patagonia’s most distinctive cooking rituals: a pit in the ground heated with stones, layered with leaves and a mixed assortment of meats and vegetables, then covered to steam and roast together. It’s strongly associated with Patagonian/Andean cultural exchange and survives today as a celebratory, communal meal.

Hot-stone feasts, rustic bakes, and communal cooking

Curanto is one of Patagonia’s most distinctive cooking rituals: a pit in the ground heated with stones, layered with leaves and a mixed assortment of meats and vegetables, then covered to steam and roast together. It’s strongly associated with Patagonian/Andean cultural exchange and survives today as a celebratory, communal meal.