Eating in Argentina
I haven’t updated this blog for the last month and half or so ’cause I’ve been visiting my home country of Argentina. Though Argentinian food offers little variety it can be quite good and satisfying....
View ArticlePizza
I’ve concluded that Argentine pizza is an acquired taste. Not one difficult to acquire, mind you, but I have to admit that we didn’t enjoy that first bite of a pizza in Argentina nearly as much as we...
View ArticleEmpanadas
Other than asado, empanadas are probaby Argentina’s most traditional food. They are also one of its most popular. They are widely available at restaurants, cafes, bakeries, pizzerias and, of course,...
View ArticleFoods I loved in Argentina
All diary Argentinian diary products are all excellent. They taste quite different from American products, most likely because the cows have a different feed. Some day – I can only hope – they’ll start...
View ArticleAlfajores
Alfajores are Argentina’s unofficial national treat. An alfajor is basically a soft cookie with a sweet filling. The cookie is usually cakey, though in some versions it’s phillo-like, and while...
View ArticleArgentinian Fondue recipe
During the 1970’s the fondue sensation reached Argentina and it quickly became one of our biggest “special occasion” treats. My parents would make it from time to time using the recipe below. Instead...
View ArticlePampa Direct – Review
This online store for Argentinian products really delivers Argentine products used to be hard to find in the US. For years, we had to make our own dulce de leche by boiling cans of condensed milk or...
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