Along with the parrillas (Argentine steakhouse) and cafés that line every street of Buenos Aires, you will also see a lot of heladerías (ice-cream shops). The sheer numbers of them prove that Buenos Aires has one of the best ice cream in the world. You surely have to try them out, if not once, definitely [...]
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I wouldn´t by any means call myself a wine connoisseur. Far from it. But this is wine-rich Argentina, and I do enjoy drinking wine but don´t usually have tons of money to spend on it. I always find myself in my local chino (supermarket usually run by Chinese descents) gawking at the [...] As Starbucks invades the world, including gradually taking up corners in Buenos Aires since a few years ago, the Starbucks lingo: tall, grande, venti, trenta, frappuccino etc, are also slowly entering the already coffee-riched Argentine culture. Nevertheless, these new terms aren’t replacing the traditional ones anytime soon (though with the arrival [...] Porteños tend to steer clear of any spicy spices, so satisfying your craving for any spicy foods can be quite difficult in this city. Sometimes, a request for salsa picante (hot sauce) gets you just black pepper. For those longing for just a bite of the spicy foods that they love and are accustomed to, [...] Argentina is internationally renowned for its beef, wine, and tango, but one Argentine delicacy many foreigners are unfamiliar with is mate. Mate is an extremely popular beverage in Argentina. Made from a bitter herb, called yerba mate, the drink has an extensive history and a wealth of rituals and customs surrounding its consumption. Most foreigners [...] Argentina is known as the land of steak and wine, but many foreigners and tourists who travel to this amazing country find themselves in a predicament if they are vegetarians. Based on Italian, Spanish, and indigenous cuisine, the main staple of any diet in Argentina is beef. Buenos Aires is slowly becoming for [...] Each Sunday in Buenos Aires, the San Telmo feria spans a nearly mile-long stretch of Calle Defensa, beginning at the iconic Plaza de Mayo and culminating in an antiques flea market at Plaza Dorrego. Vendors pack the cobbled streets of Defensa and crowds of tourists and Argentines browse through the goods, picking up items here [...] It’s definitely not a secret that Argentine beef is famous for being the best in the world because all the cows here are still grass fed, living happily free-ranged in the campo (countryside/field). I am pretty sure that the high quality of the beef has everything to do with how Argentines eat their steak, and [...] As we look forward to a brand new year, we also like to reflect on what had happened last year. So, we decided to go around and asked our staff, students, and friends to find out if there were any interesting changes in the city that worth a mention. After our impromptu survey attempt, [...] Once upon a time, as one of my quests to learn about the culture and the porteño lifestyle, I went to the same café-restaurant, kind of like a typical diner, in Microcentro everyday to lunch among all the white-collars. The rules were to not repeat anything I had had before (except for drinks) [...] |
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