Barros Luco is a hot sandwich in Chile that includes beef and melted cheese[1] in one of several types of bread. The sandwich is named after Chilean president Ramón Barros Luco,[1] who served as President of Chile from 1910 to 1915. The sandwich was created in the restaurant of the National Congress of Chile,[2] where president Barros Luco always asked for this sandwich.[3] Other sources point to Confitería Torres as the place where the sandwich was created.[4]

Barros Luco
TypeSandwich
Place of originChile
Main ingredientsBread, beef, cheese
Ramón Barros Luco, after whom the sandwich is named

The president's cousin, senator Barros Jarpa, asked instead for sandwiches with ham and cheese, as he found the beef hard to eat. These sandwiches became known as Barros Jarpa.[5]

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  1. ^ a b Castillo-Feliú, G.I. (2000). Culture and Customs of Chile. Culture and customs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Greenwood Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-313-30783-6.
  2. ^ Gutierrez, S.A. (2013). Latin American Street Food: The Best Flavors of Markets, Beaches, and Roadside Stands from Mexico to Argentina. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-4696-0881-5.
  3. ^ Kindersley, D. (2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chile & Easter Island. EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES. DK Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7566-8391-7.
  4. ^ Collier, Simon; William F. Sater (12 November 1998). Historia de Chile 1808-1994. p. 178. ISBN 84-8323-033-X.
  5. ^ Spitzer, D.; Inc., Let's Go (2004). Let's Go Chile 2nd Edition: Including Easter Island. Let's Go Chile. St. Martin's Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-312-33560-1. {{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)