It is traditional for groups of friends or family go to the local seafood market and enjoy a paila marina, especially the morning after a party, when it is believed to aid recovery from a hangover.[4] On January 1, the historic seafood market Mercado Central de Santiago is one of the busiest places in Santiago - Chilean national newspaper La Nación reported that 28,000 people were expected to visit the market on January 1st 2010.[5] Popular belief also ascribes aphrodisiac properties to paila marina.[6]