Argentine cooking is by choice restrained in the use of condiments. Argentina received influences of different European countries mainly from Italy, Spain or France during the XIX century and the first half of XX century.
Argentines are good tasters, they like wine and food and going out to dinner is a great amusement and the principal activity of friends and family.
Like other cultures, as Jewish, Italian and Spaniards, every celebration justifies a meeting for eating something.
What are the most popular foods in Argentina? Of course you have heard of the traditional asado (barbecue). The cattle in Buenos Aires eats the best quality of grass and therefore, the meat is extraordinary tender. You certainly cannot leave from Argentina without trying it. We recommend going to a Estancia, (a farm) where they specially prepare the asado that includes several cuts of meat like: sweetbreads, pork sausage and blood sausage. In the estancias you can also taste the famous criolla sauce made of chopped onions, tomatoes, sweet pepper, garlic glove, sweet paprika ,cumin and oregano all mix with oil. Another kind of sauce for the asado is called adobo and is made with garlic celery and oil.
What are the most popular foods in Argentina? Mutton is another specialty that is cooked as the cow meat with coal or with wood. It is also cooked in a saucepan with different seasonings, specially rosemary or wine sauce. The cooking is long and seasoned softly.
You will never find an argentine meal that tastes spicy. Unlike Mexican or Brazilian food, argentines do not use many condiments. Recently, latin-American cooking arrived to Argentina. You can find Peruvian, Brazilian and Mexican food in restaurants in the neighborhoods of Palermo and Las Cañitas.
If you go to Argentina you must try the empanadas, (a dough stuffed with various mixtures: meat, ham and cheese, chicken, etc), the dulce de leche (a traditional dessert) and the ice creams.
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