Category : Food
Posted in Food on 16. Apr, 2010
This is a guest post by Madi Lang from Send Love BA
Peanut butter, brownies, carrot cake, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies, homemade chicken soup, muffins, cupcakes…. Drooling yet?
Bummer you can’t get them in Buenos Aires, right? Not anymore!
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Being abroad can be tough for parents; they miss you and would love to send you some fresh baked goodies in the mail. If they have tried to ship something here to Buenos Aires it probably never arrived, or maybe you had to truck it to Ezeiza or Constitucion to pick it up with a hefty fee. Now, parents can save over $100 USD and not worry about the package arrive late…or never. SendLoveBA.com makes it safe and easy for them to gift you your favorite homemade treats, baked especially for you and tasting just home.
Whether you have a birthday coming up, are feeling homesick, have a cold, or are just craving something besides empanadas and pizza – let your parents know they can order you exactly what the doctor ordered and send them to http://www.sendloveba.com
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Posted in Food on 25. Mar, 2010
There’s no denying that food is central to our existence, and not just in the sense that you die if you don’t eat it! For many of us, eating great food, talking about food, and bragging to our friends about the amazing restaurant we just discovered forms a large part of our weekly activities. Expat life in general and Buenos Aires in particular can be problematic on this front, because it’s sometimes hard to get your favorite foods here. In fact it’s not unheard of for expats who move here expecting to stay a long time cutting their stay short because of ‘the food issue’ (granted, they’re usually vegetarians).
Without further ado, here are five foods that you might miss while you’re in Buenos Aires, along with some suggestions for how you can get what it is that you want.
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Posted in Food on 18. Feb, 2010
Empanadas are a funny thing. I had eaten my fair share of hand-holdable meat pies and pasties before setting foot on the southern part of this fair continent. So the first time someone explained them to me, my reaction was something like “so they’re essentially mincemeat in a bit of pastry…and that’s a national dish? Is this some kind of joke?”
But of course, it’s impossible to live or even travel in Argentina without resorting to the occasional four-or-five-empanada lunch, or two-or-three-empanada snack (not embracing them would seriously limit your convenience food options), and little by little I’ve developed such an affection for them that I can’t go more than two days without one. I’m a convert.
Let’s go back to the start though. What is an empanada?
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Posted in Food on 10. Feb, 2010
One thing that could be difficult when you are in Buenos Aires is trying to get some food delivered to your home when your Spanish isn’t quite up to par yet. Its one thing to try and communicate with your limited Spanish face to face; its a whole other animal trying to speak Spanish on the phone. All you want is a dozen Empanadas delivered to your door but you don’t understand anything the guy is saying on the other end of the phone!!
While the only way you are going to get better at your Spanish is to practice as much as you can and that includes speaking on the phone, some days it just isn’t in you. Thankfully, Empanadas companies like Gourmet have started to include online ordering on their websites.
While only available at a few select locations, online ordering is destined to be the norm at all of Gourmet’s locations. Give it a try!!
Posted in Food on 02. Feb, 2010
Beef. Buenos Aires. Asados. Parrillas. Beef. Steak. Argentina. Parrilladas. BEEF.
Like the other members of Argentina’s ‘triple threat’ of cultural customs (tango, mate, wine), the words ‘beef’ and ‘Argentina’ form part of the same sentence so often here that you can pretty quickly get sick of hearing about it.
…But not sick of eating it! It’s not like anyone really needs to go over this again, but just in case you’re not living here currently, have never lived here, and this is the first thing you’ve ever read about Argentina, you should know that the beef here is very, very good.
Alright. Let’s talk about the different cuts that are commonly available in this fine country. They are many, but let’s take a look at the Top 5, in ascending order of greatness (according only to the author, feel free to disagree!).
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It’s inevitable that living the expat life means foregoing some of the things you ordinarily like to do. Be that as it may, some things are sacrosanct. Reliable broadband is one, and another…is brunch. Sure, the standard combo of tres medialunas and a cup of strong Argentine coffee will get you buzzing, but when the sugar-and-caffeine high ends abruptly a little later you’ll be left wishing you’d had a healthier option instead. Read on for some of the best places to find just that.
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Posted in Food on 15. Jan, 2010
Have you been craving some bagels while in Buenos Aires? Can’t seem to find any of high quality? Look no further to El Bagelazo, a Bagel Delivery service. El Bagelazo delivers to the entire city with 24 hours notice.
Some of the flavors include everything, salt, sesame, ají (spicy), cinnamon raisin, garlic … and many more. You can order bagels, mini-bagels, and special bagel sandwiches.
A dozen bagels costs AR$ 40, and the sandwiches cost anywhere between AR$ 8 and AR$ 18.
Enjoy!!!
Visit their website: http://elbagelazo.blogspot.com/
