tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501551752512753351.post1337397999125755116..comments2023-10-31T18:14:04.035+01:00Comments on Stamps I've Met: Postcard from ChileMilanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01415147318050346290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501551752512753351.post-6104592845204616822011-02-15T02:22:42.898+01:002011-02-15T02:22:42.898+01:00Milan: Here in Chile, a "palomita" is a ...Milan: Here in Chile, a "palomita" is a woman who sells different kinds of small cakes. They're pastries filled with blancmange (manjar blanco = dulce de leche)and usually coated in white icing (frosting). In the past, lots of palomitas were seen on train platforms, it's such a nostalgic scene to recall when palomitas (all dressed in white with their baskets) approached your window and offered their "dulces". Now they can be seen at theside of roads in central Chile, selling their pastries to drivers and bus passengers. They always wear clothes such as the one on the stamp.Herandlabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907316541744808078noreply@blogger.com