Yes i am eating well in the land of beef and wine. Im very glad that i am not a vegitarian because then i would be missing out on on of the best things Argentina has going on. I went to a Parilla the other day with my friend Juan and the food was incredible. The basically have a whole cow cooking on the grill in the back - and in most Parillas you can see everything being cooked. I learned that it is best not to go back and look at the grill until you have already eaten because then you get too excited and get ever so much more hungry! I ordered the Bife de Lomo - im not sure exactly how it translates but it is the best cut of meat there is.... and it was! The meat is served with a little bowl of Chimichurri sauce that is a combination of herbs and oil i think... and it is green... (sorry for the lack of details :) I am definitely bringing some of this sauce back, delicious. For a started i was told that it is a crime not to try the Provalone cheese - a round slab of provalone about a inch or two thick that they grill. Another YUM. (I cant eat that often... i dont want to come back as a rolly polly) All in moderation right??! good motto. And... wine and water are often the same price. so por que no? (why not?) The Malbec is my favorite. I do miss not having to pay for water though....
On a side note, there are little grocery stores every few blocks or so that have a few rows of the essentials and then all of them have an entire WALL of wines. I thought it was funny that there are little alarms on the bottles that are 30 pesos and up - that is about $10 :) Shoot - they should put alarms on the imported salad dressings that they sell for 35 pesos too!
Another night i went out to a very popular restaurant with some new friends from my residence. (yea for new friends!) I got pumpkin raviolies (spelling on that one??) with a rosa sauce. WOW. YUM. and a glass of wine ( I figure i have a lot of people to drink a glass of wine for... plus a glass of red a day is supposed to be good for you) But no .... i am not turning into a lush, no worries! I am actually wondering if i am going to develop a slight Italian accent on my spanish bc of my Italian roommate! Plus i realized quickly that i really dont enjoy hanging out with the Americans, Aussies, and Londeners (new word) because they drink like there is no tomorrow 7 days a week and they speak only in English. Thanks but i'll pass! My nitch is with the Italians and Argentinans - who dont speak english and do more than drink. :) Actually one of the Argentina guys in my residence, Jauquin, is studying to be a doctor - its fun to talk about the differences in medicine in our 2 countries and i am also learning a lot more terminology.
Friday night we got home after 6am... crazy i know! The crazier thing is that there still was a ton of people out a about! When in Argentina....! Besos a todos! (kisses to all!)
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