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31 posts about food from Discover Buenos Aires.
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I could have sworn I wrote about this before, but after searching my blog I did not turn up any posts about finding maple syrup in Buenos Aires. I guess it’s only been in the back of my mind, and now finally time to give you the scoop… Maple Syrup is one of those more difficult to find … Read more
Dim sum used to be one of my favorite weekend activities in New York. Heading to the Golden Unicorn in Chinatown was always a great way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning while trying to shake a hangover. Now, before I get your hopes up, unfortunately, Buenos Aires does not have a true dim sum … Read more
It’s always nice to find flavors of home in import-adverse Argentina, whether it be peanut butter, maple syrup, pretzels, or whatever else you may miss… This week I happened to find graham crackers in Buenos Aires. Ok, so maybe not graham crackers exactly, but these Quaker honey crackers are pretty damn close to the real … Read more
What happens when you cross the most popular expat bar in Buenos Aires with the best closed door barbecue in Buenos Aires? A food coma and a buzz for sure, but also one of those meals that you end up talking about for awhile and making plans to go back again. Soon. Today I had a … Read more
Many an expat’s lament about living in Argentina is missing the things from home. One of the things at the top of that list for American expats has been peanut butter. Check any expat forum or blog and you’ll undoubtedly see someone complaining about the lack of peanut butter in Argentina. Well, tell them to … Read more
I’ll admit it. I’m a foodie. I was one of the first diners at Casa Mun. I’ve been to Aramburu. I had dinner with GAJO. I did The Pale Blue Door in San Telmo and almost all the other closed door restaurants too. I crave Osaka. Hell, I even made it to P.F. Chang’s opening … Read more
Since I moved to Argentina in 2008, I’ve seen the opening of Starbucks, Subway, Wendy’s and most recently KFC. Well, you can now add P.F. Chang’s to the list of US-based franchises in Buenos Aires. PF Chang’s opened their first location in Argentina yesterday in San Isidro (a trendy neighborhood about 15 minutes outside of … Read more
British expats rejoice! Buenos Aires’ first fish & chips restaurant, Chipper, has just opened in Palermo Hollywood. Chipper promises traditional fish and chips with a gourmet twist, including fried fish, salmon, calamari, salads, burgers and of course chips – cheese chips, curry chips, garlic chips and more. You can check out their menu here. I … Read more
After pretty much writing off Chinese food in Buenos Aires, I finally had a dish that was really good… We ordered the Pollo Saltado Kon Pao (Picante) (Kung Pao chicken) from Dragón Porteño at Arribeños 2137 ($56 pesos), and it was the closest thing I’ve had to NYC-style Chinese food since I’ve been here. It was actually … Read more
I just discovered the best yogurt in Buenos Aires – Yogur Dahi. After years of eating the crappy yogurt in plastic cups and bags, it’s nice to finally find a smooth, creamy yogurt that comes in a glass jar. I’m not sure why it took me so long to discover this… I guess I assumed that … Read more
Unfortunately this year, it seems that the number of Thanksgiving dinner options in Buenos Aires are somewhat limited. While there have been a number of open expat events over the past few years, this year’s options seem more limited to the few restaurants that are offering turkey dinners. Here’s a short list: The American Club … Read more
Time to order your Thanksgiving turkey! That’s right, Thanksgiving comes early this year and is next week on November 22, 2012. There’s not a lot of options for turkey in Buenos Aires, so we of course went back to our old standby, La Granja Converso Delicateses. Luckily, their turkeys are organic and free-range, and are actually … Read more
After watching the Forks Over Knives documentary this summer – and buying their cookbook – I quickly realized that I could not commit to a full vegan lifestyle change. However, I decided to drastically reduce the amount of meat in my diet, especially red meat. While we were in the US we had a ton of … Read more
Here’s some empanada combinations that you definitely won’t find in Buenos Aires anytime soon: Not so sure about the “hot dog and cheese” but the buffalo chicken was pretty good! And, all came served in a Chinese egg roll bag… While they were “interesting,” empanadas from La Guitarrita are one of the few things I’m looking … Read more
You may think that with all that beef, facturas, alfajores and dulce de leche ice cream the Argentinean diet is an artery-clogger. You would be right – we have much room for improvement, but there are a few things you can take from us that will boost up your diet. What can you learn from Argentinean food … Read more
La Panza Porteña points out some great Buenos Aires dining offers that include discounts of up to 50% off at select restaurants during Tour Gourmet Buenos Aires 2012 which runs through February 29, 2012. Now in it’s 7th year, the Tour Gourmet is a chance to sample the culinary offerings from a variety of restaurants … Read more
The Walmart at DOT Shopping had something I have yet to see in a Buenos Aires supermarket – red tuna! Now, it was frozen, imported from Uruguay and $89 pesos a kilo (U$S 9.43/lb), but of course I had to have some. I’m planning on grilling it this week… Also interesting to note is that … Read more
NPR has a good story on the disappearance of Argentina’s grass-fed beef and the move to feed lots due to the soaring price of soybeans and farmers move to that crop from beef. The bigger problem – there is no way to tell what beef is feedlot and what beef is grass-fed as it’s not … Read more
Ok, so your immediate thought on reading the title of this post is, “What? Barbecue in Buenos Aires? Is it actually possible that we can get seasoned and flavored meats in this land of beef but where the only spice used is salt?” The answer is, yes, now you can. Bubba’s Smokin’ Barbecue Joint opens tonight … Read more
With Thanksgiving about a week away, I just wanted to remind everyone that great organic turkeys are available in Buenos Aires. Our post from last year showed that finding turkey in Buenos Aires while difficult is not impossible. We ended up ordering from La Granja Converso Delicateses and enjoyed that turkey so much we just ordered again this year. … Read more
Were four meat patties with 1,000 calories, 68g of fat (30g of that saturated) and 1800mg of sodium not enough for you? Or, were you upset that the you could only get three meat patties from your U.S. Burger King after they took the BK Stacker Quad off the menu? Well, fear not, because BK … Read more
UPDATE: Unfortunately, proving that doing business in Argentina is no easy feat, The Smoothie Bar is no longer in business. Take a concept that has worked well in the United States. Copy it. Bring it to Buenos Aires. This is a business model that has worked out quite well as you can see from this … Read more
UPDATE: Unfortunately the La Boca Roja team have taken their hot sauce formula back to the United States and it’s no longer available in Argentina. We recommend checking out El Tejano BBQ and Hot Sauces. One of the more common complaints that many expats have about Buenos Aires is the lack of spicy food here. … Read more
Is anyone else jonesing for some Peeps right now or is it just me? With Easter weekend now here, I’ve been dreaming about all their sugary goodness. I especially like leaving them with the package open for a day or two so that they get slightly stale – the perfect eating consistency. Unfortunately, Peeps have … Read more
With Thanksgiving just recently passed, I thought it would be good to recap some of our experiences with finding turkey (pavo) in Buenos Aires. While it is true that the many varieties of sliced turkey that us Americans love (roasted, smoked, honey roasted, pepper-cracked, etc.) as well as ground turkey, are not available in Buenos … Read more
I’ve previously written about the travails of finding good sushi in Buenos Aires, which included having a tuna roll made from canned tuna and really only liking one or two places we tried (Osaka being one). Plus, I still cannot understand the Argentine fascination with putting cream cheese in just about every roll they make. … Read more
I’m happy to report that you can now buy some amazing Mexican salsa in Buenos Aires! The recently launched El Tejano is hand-making and delivering jars of salsa to Palermo, Belgrano and Recoleta. Just remember their slogan, “It’s a salsa, not a hot sauce.” Started by expat Larry Rogers, he spent months perfecting his recipe before … Read more
New to Buenos Aires and don’t speak much/any Spanish? Want to order delivery but feeling a bit afraid of having a phone conversation? Well, Buenos Aires Delivery can help you with that. The recently launched web site provides restaurant menus for over 80 Buenos Aires restaurants in 20 different neighborhoods, with additional restaurants being added … Read more
Almost everyone knows about Buenos Aires’ Chinatown (check out Palitos for some of the best Chinese food in Buenos Aires), but do you know that Buenos Aires also has a Koreatown? Smaller than its Chinatown counterpart, Koreatown is further off the beaten path and less well known. From Wikipedia: Buenos Aires’s ‘Barrio Coreano’ is in … Read more
According to a verbal decree issued on May 6, 2010 by Argentina’s interior secretary, Guillermo Moreno, today was to be the day that Argentina banned the import of foreign food products that had a domestic equivalent. This was another ill-thought-out plan by the government without any written guidelines regulating what would or would not be … Read more
While we love so much about Buenos Aires, we’ll be the first to admit that we have been less than enthusiastic about the sushi here. For a major cosmopolitan city, we expected more options and choices even though we realize that beef is the primary food here. Luckily, our complaining about the sushi is now over. Last … Read more