Chillán's football team Ñublense are nicknamed The Clockwork Longaniza (Spanish:La longaniza mecánica).
Ñublense's fans are known as "red devils" or "reds" (the same color as Premier League team Manchester United F.C.) or "La Longaniza Mécanica" ("The Clockwork Longaniza").
Cooked red beans or white beans with longaniza (Dominican sausage), rice, and green plantain are the basic ingredients, with cooked and mashed squash used as a thickener.
Among others, Lucban longaniza is known for its garlic profile, and Guagua for its salty, almost sour, longanizas.
People dress in traditional clothing and traditional foods such as arroz a la tumbada (rice cooked in fish broth), pescado a la veracruzana (fish, with tomatoes, olives, chillies, and onions), white gorditas (a sweet bread, about the size and shape of an English muffin, longaniza (a type of sausage), enchiladas, naranjas rellenas (stuffed oranges), and dulce de leche (similar to caramel candy).