1.
Chipas—OH MY GOD. These are little balls of
bread with the cheese baked in. THEY ARE PERFECT.
2.
Parilla/asado—These grills have all different
kinds of meats (predominantly beef). If I understood the cuts and had a menu, I
would explain them, but I’ve only eaten at one once. Best beef of my life.
Argentine beef isn’t a myth.
3.
Provoleta—Grilled cheese. Not like a grilled
cheese sandwich though. Just a straight up hunk of melted cheese that’s still
kinda solid too. It’s not that it’s gross…it’s just…why? So greasy. And you can’t
even ignore the greasiness because there’s no bread or sauce or crackers that
comes with it.
4.
Alfajore—This is perhaps Argentina’s most
deliciously sinful creation. In addition to their carb-centric diet, their
national sweet treat is the alfajore. An alfajore consists of a basic shortbread
cookie with a thick layer of dulce de leche in the center (see #2 for an
explanation of this) topped off with another cookie. Some stop there, but many
are coated in chocolate after. They are delicious. And dangerous…
5.
Polenta—This is hard to explain because it comes
in many different forms. It is a corn powder that you can cook with water to
create a paste from which many dishes can be created. It has a very mild corn
flavor and as long as you’re ok with its somewhat grainy texture, it’s pretty
good. You can have it plain (kind of like mashed potatoes), with cheese, sauce,
grilled, fried…it’s the chicken of corn.
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