Archive for the ‘Argentina Meals Food’ Category
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Empanadas may have originated in Spain (the Spanish verb "empanar" means to wrap or coat in bread) but it was in South America that their popularity grew, particularly in Argentina. Essentially a small, semi-circular pastry stuffed with various fillings, empanadas are deceptively easy to make.
Fillings vary from province to province ...
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
Buenos Aires has always had an air of the mythical about it. The city's favorite son (not counting football star Diego Maradona), writer Jorge Luis Borges once penned, "To me, it seems a mere tale that Buenos Aires had a beginning: I judge her to be as eternal as water ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
In this month's issue of Today's Chicago Woman, I invited readers to meet me in Argentina, where I not only sipped wine and slept at bodegas, or wineries, in the renowned province of Mendoza, but also dined fabulously at restaurants housed in Buenos Aires hotels.
Just as you'll find in many ...
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
Buenos Aires is one of South America’s - nay - the world’s most appealing cities, offering visitors to its (sometimes very wide) avenues a blend of the old, the new and the in-between. On BA’s bustling streets, you’ll see stylish residents strutting their stuff alongside street artists, football fans making ...
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Expect the menu to be on the red-blooded side, writes Ute Junker.
Favourite flavours
This is cattle country and you'll find "bife" on every menu: from asado (barbecue) to bife de chorizo (sirloin steak) or even stuffed in an empanada - which is what locals call a meat pie.
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Argentinean ice cream is delicious and a trip to the capital, Buenos Aires, means tasting some of its best -- Volta, Persicco, and Freddo -- for yourself.
There is no better ice cream in the world than what you can find in Argentina. At least not where I’ve been. Argentineans love ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Buenos Aires is a city with a very European feel to it. One can get a glimpse of Paris on one corner, and in another section, very Italian architecture. There is complete recall in the charm and grace of these cultured people.
Below is an excerpt of a travelogue of my ...
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Just outside downtown Buenos Aires lies the Puerto Madero district, where early-20th-century waterfront warehouses have been converted into fashionable restaurants.
It’s a good place to follow the traveler’s lunch rule of getting away from the office for good food and local color.
At the iconic Cabana Las Lilas, famous for steaks produced ...
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
A Typical Breakfast in Buenos Aires
Breakfast in Buenos Aires is light and relaxed. There’s no rush. Take your time. Read the paper — most cafes provide them. And best of all, enjoy excellent espresso-style coffee.
Maybe it’s because they dine so late at night. Or perhaps they are watching their wallet ...
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Last November, my husband and I knocked on the door of a stranger's house tucked away on a quiet, tree-lined street in Chacharita, a middle-class residential neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Sanra Ritten, a tall, graceful woman with long, brown hair and dark eyes, answered the door with a warm smile. ...
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