I had spent just about 5 days in B.A. and I had still not had the privilege of stuffing a piece of cow bigger than my face down my throat as I had heard one is accustomed to doing in B. A. I was distracted by empanada shops and pay-by-weight home-made food fast joints in El Centro,…
I don´t think I will ever get tired of the tasty little fried, salty numnums that come with just about every beer in B.A. This is a Quilmes (B.A.´s Sam, although it’s way too light and watery for me…) with fried salty cylindrical chips and peanuts.
Lovingly referred to as “The Meat Place” by the TEFL students I´ve met here, no doubt to distinguish it from “The Vegetarian Place” which is the good-food-cheap place closest to the program´s building, is great for browsing and trying out new typical home-made dishes. The woman who runs it is super friendly and serves everything…
A steaming, comforting bowl of lentils and chorizo prepared by my roommate and the first real home-made meal I´ve had so far. Simple but perfect. Home-made dulce de leche del campo which my roommate brought for me from her farm in the North. Velvety smooth, sinfully thick, and almost sickeningly sweet, with a beautiful dark…
Empanada de carne + Empanada de questo y cebolla + 1L de Stella from Pizzeria Angélico My first day in Buenos Aires was spent unpacking, setting up my room, running back and forth from the Disco to buy perchas, champú, convertidores, etc. As I know nobody in this city, as my roommates were gone for the weekend, as my sudden departure from…
That Best Bite 