Buenos Aires has been on yellow heat alert, reaching 38°C – 40°C high almost everyday since last week! It’s the summer here and that’s why this is the season when most of the Argentine city dwellers go South to escape the extreme heat. For those who are still in the city, staying inside with the [...]
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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 [...] 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 [...] I am used to going out in England, having a few quiet beers, seeing the girls freezing in their tiny skirts and finally going to bed at two. The porteños (locals from Buenos Aires) have turned going out at night on its head for me and it is definitely not about going to bed quietly. If [...] 1. Medialunas: A versatile food that can be an entire breakfast meal, an afternoon snack, a complement to your coffee, and something to grab along the way to class, these delicious pastries are an Argentine staple. Soon enough, eating a medialuna seems less like indulging in a half-croissant (and the calories that come with it) [...] There was this little ‘fast food’ joint a couple blocks away which I always pass by but never went in. It was always packed with people, so the other day, I decided to try it out. When I said ‘fast food’, I didn’t mean the western-style burgers and fries, I meant the Argentine empanadas way. To [...] |
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