Milcao or melcao (sometimes hypercorrected to milcado) is a traditional potato pancake dish originating from the Chiloé Archipelago in Chile.

[2] The most important ingredient is Chilotan potatoes, several different varieties of which are used to prepare milcao.

Here, the grated potatoes are strained to extract most of the water by folding in a dish cloth or pressing in a sieve or against a hard surface.

The pancakes can be cooked in the oven, fried or (traditionally) baked and eaten with the curanto.

[2] Most milcaos are savory, with chicharrones (pieces of fried pork meat and fat) commonly added before cooking.