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Being Vegetarian in Buenos Aires

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 [...]

San Telmo Sunday Market

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 [...]

Top 5 Argentine Food Staples

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) [...]

Malta Salta

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 [...]