La Comida

As young adults, my roommates and I prioritized eating all of our favorite Argentina food our last few days. We definitely ate more than we were actually hungry for, but here’s the food we’ll miss in Argentina:

Empanadas from La Cocina

Empanadas are phenomenal and have basically created our Argentina diet. Empanadas are stuffed with carne (meat), pollo (chicken), queso y cebolla (cheese and onion) and a variety of other things. Our favorite empanadas were from La Cocina, a restaurant within walking distance of our apartment. The seasoning was phenomenal and the chicken and meat empanadas were also stuffed with eggs (Argentina likes to put egg in everything) and potatoes (YUM). This was our last meal in Buenos Aires and will definitely be missed!

Elizabeth and I with our empanadas

Dulce de leche

This “cono de cuatro” from Mostaza is a $1 USD soft-serve dulce de leche ice cream cone from a fast-food restaurant that’s only a 5 minute walk from Carolina’s office. Stacey and I ate here every Wednesday, and got cones as often as possible. YUM. Alfajores (cookies) and a lot of our other BA staple dessert items have dulce de leche, so I brought a jar back as well.

Helado

Ice cream in Argentina is a little thicker, and tastes phenomenal. It’s also very affordable, can be fruity and sherbert if you want it to or fill your chocolate/dulce de leche needs.

Here’s a cone from Modena, the ice cream store that we frequent down the block. The employee knows us and giggles at how often we come in. Freddo is usually where we go for internet, and their ice cream is great too. Here’s what Stacey and I ordered the other day! Woot promociones!

Red meat

Stacey and I returned to La Payuca, a steakhouse-type restaurant near our house to get their afternoon special. Bife de chorizo was our last red meat meal, but we will never forget this, bife de lomo, carne asado and all the other red meat dishes we’ve eaten here. They don’t even need seasoning and are always cooked how you want them.

Stacey at La Payuca with bife de chorizo

Wine

Argentine wine is from Mendoza and amazing. It’s cheaper if not the same price as water at most restaurants, and just goes down really well. I’ll miss not being able to go into a restaurant or grocery store and buy wine, at least for the next six months. This is more depressing because one of my most fond roommate memories is when the four of us go out to dinner together; it’s like we’re on Sex & The City, everyone with their favorite menu item and drink. Going out for drinks is a social thing that can be done early afternoon or late at night, and a way to hang out with people. It’s fun to relax after class and go to Fridays and get mojitos and margaritas. I’ll have to wait until January to take part in this again (21). Good thing my red wines made it past customs!