What are some cultural very good foods from argentina?

Show all answers

LaMariposa

I come from Australia where the food is amazing and I have travelled all over the world. I have never had better food than I did in Argentina and I know the food there very well!

Argentina is known for its beef. A favorite cut is the "bife de chorizo", served tender and juicy, often accompanied by tasty French fries. Roasted over charcoal or wood, there is also "chorizo" (pork sausage), "molleja" (gizzard), "morcilla" (blood sausage)"chinchulines" (tripe), riÃ±ones (kidneys), and "tripa gorda" (large intestine), generally shared by two or more people. In Patagonia they eat more lamb and goat than beef.

A typical sauce added to the barbecue is called "chimichurri", a mixture of garlic and pepper. It is so yummy!

For those who aren't meat lovers, another typical food is the "provoleta", a slice of provolone cheese, which is barbecued and sprinkled with oregano.

Pizzas are really good. Many times pizza is served with "fainÃ¡", a mass made out of chickpeas.

Raviolis, spaghetti and other pastas are also a typical food in Argentina. In specialized restaurants, pastas are kneaded and served fresh daily. Pastas can be simple or filled and served with or without sauce. Typical sauces are "filetto" (tomato), "bolognesa" (with meat) and "a los cuatro quesos" (four cheeses), among others.

Among the more regional foods are "empanadas" and "locro criollo". "Empanadas" are pastries filled with minced meat, chicken, corn, or vegetables; different Argentine provinces have their own special recipes for "empanadas". The "locro criollo" is a stew made with cow meat, potatoes and corn.

Milanesas are like schnitzels. They are sold everywhere and are delicious. You can get them with tomato paste and melted cheese too.

Choripanes are basically hotdogs. Also popular are hamburgesas, or hamburgers.

They often eat a toasted ham and cheese sanwich and the crusts are usually removed.

Argentina's ice cream deservers a special mention; it's exquisite!

My favourite is dulce de leche, another national obsession, used to fill cakes and pancakes, spread over toasted bread for breakfast or as an ice cream flavour. It is similar to a milky caramel spread. Dulce de leche is a popular sweetener used in Argentinian cooking, often seen for sale all over the country in large glass jars. Made by boiling equal parts of milk and sugar it has a very sweet, caramel taste and has a consistency between honey and butter. It is loaded with calories and is a popular condiment for spreading on bread and sweetening drinks. Ice cream is of excellent quality in Argentina and Dulce De Leche is one of the most famous flavours. In the hot summer months cafes all over the country and in particular Buenos Aires serve Dulce De Leche ice cream to cool off in the intense heat.

Another of my favourites, alfajores, are shortbread cookies sandwiched together with dulce de leche or a fruit paste. They are often covered in merengue or a chocolate. They are ever so popular. (It's estimated that about 6 million alfajores are eaten per day).

Dulce de batata is made of sweet potato/yam: they often put this on bread in the morning like jam. It is surprisingly nice.

A traditional drink of Argentina is an infusion called mate. The dried leaves and twigs of the yerba mate plant (Ilex paraguariensis) are placed in a small cup, also called mate, usually made from a gourd, but also bone or horn. The drink is sipped through a metal or cane straw called a bombilla. Mate can be sweetened with sugar, or flavoured with aromatic herbs or dried orange peel, to hide its bitter flavour. Hot water is poured into the gourd at near-boiling point so as to not burn the herb and spoil the flavour. At family or small social gatherings, one mate may be shared by the group, with the host preparing the mate to the preference of each guest. When one guest is finished, the mate is returned to the host, who will then prepare a mate for another guest. This is considered an important social ritual. Mate cocido is the same leaf, which rather than brewed, is boiled and served, as coffee or tea, with milk or sugar to taste. I drink mate every day.

They produce excellent wine and they use a grape that I am pretty sure is only grown there - the Marbec grape.

makavelli

well i know a drink that come from Argentina, its called yerba.
its a kind of herb that u drink it with hot water or milk. ( u can add sugar to hot water if u want).
yerba was Che Guevara favorite drink. yerba for the Argentinian is like tea for the British.
i am from Lebanon where the ppl of the villages drink yerba every day.
if u want to see how it looks like go to yahoo image search and search for yerba, their is a lot of pictures...

--------

HI!
The main substance in the Argentine diet is Meat. Beef. They eat alot of meat.

Empanadas, Chorizos, chinchulines, morsila.
Yerba Mate is the drink of choice...besides the wonderful wine they have

RED M

How about barbacoa. Barbequed goat meat. Yummy.

acid_zebra: a-the-ist

I like the giant steak, the giant steak, and I hear the giant steak is very good ;)

Anne d

empanadas, alfajores, chimichurri, vino tinto, carne asada/parillada, flan, dulce de leche, morcilla.
Don't bother with fish. It is horrible...go to Chile for that.
Everything comes a la carte so be prepared to order your salad and every single vegetable you'd like on it.
The food is great.

cecilia d

Grilled meat! It's called "Asado" just the steak and "parrillada" a mix of grilled items: black sausage "morcilla", "chorizo", etc.
You also have "locro" that's a kind of stew, and "empanadas" that are some kind of snack that is mainly dough filled with meat, or jam and cheese, or corn, and a thousand more combination of fillings.
Then for dessert, you can try "dulce de leche" that is milk caramel, you can ask for "panqueque de dulce de leche" that is a crepe filled with milk caramel. Don't leave Buenos Aires without trying "dulce de leche" ice cream from Freddo ice cream parlor, and "alfajores de chocolate" from Havanna.
Careful! "choripanes" aren't hotdogs, they are "chorizo" sandwiches. Hot dogs are called "panchos" in Argentina.

Enter Your Message or Comment

User Name:
User Email:
Post a comment: