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Chilean Obsession

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After two months of living in Chile, I have realized that there are certain things that Chileans are obsessed with. Some of them are things that Chileans have a good reason to be obsessed about, and some of them make absolutely no sense. Seriously, mayonnaise is not the condiment anyone should ever be obsessed with. Mayonnaise Look at all that Mayonnaise. Photo Cred: Ian Chileans love their mayonnaise. It's on anything and everything, from hamburgers to hot dogs to french fries. I always thought the USA was the land of mayonnaise lovers, but I was absolutely wrong. Here, when you go to bite into a completo (hot dog), you will find half of it is taken up by mayonnaise. Every conceivable type of sandwich is sold "Italian style", which means it has smashed avocado, tomatoes, and mayo on it (the colors of they toppings are the same as the Italian flag). Mayo is also used as the topping of choice on french fries, and mayo is brought out during almost every meal as a c