| The food, restaurants and drinks of Argentina are | | | | eat desserts. With a huge amount of bakeries selling a |
| reasons alone to come visit the country. Local produce | | | | fabulous assortment of facturas (baked goods and |
| is plentiful, delicious and cheap. The country is | | | | sweets). You will find their staple dulce de leche, the |
| extremely large, and is very fertile. As a result, it has | | | | sickly sweet milk, that fills puff pastry, covers cakes |
| the potential to produce a large quantity of food. | | | | and lines tarts. Next to the desserts, lie the baked |
| Beef and more beef is without a doubt the principal | | | | goods, fresh bread and pies are made daily and are |
| food of Argentina. With huge amounts of land full of | | | | cheap and filling. |
| ranches that produce beef, there is a surplus in beef | | | | Not all the food is unhealthy, although vegetables are |
| and some is exported throughout the world. Many of | | | | not very cheap in the city you can find some unusual |
| the dishes contain beef, from mixed grills, beef dipped | | | | and new types in your corner vegetable stands. From |
| in eggs, grilled steak and roast beef. Dipped in bread | | | | palm to squash, you will find some differing vegetables |
| crumbs and fried its called, milanesa. | | | | in the supermarkets. Learning the language will |
| Empanadas seem to be the national snack, filled with | | | | definitely help you with the purchasing experience |
| meats, cheeses, vegetables. In fact, almost any filling | | | | because a lot of the vegetable stands are not |
| that you can think of you will be able to find inside of | | | | self-served. Knowing a word or two will also help you |
| an empanada. This tasty snack can be found on the | | | | understand more about what you are eating, to work |
| corner of almost every block. The majority of the food | | | | out how it tastes or even how to prepare them |
| is Italian influenced so pizzas are very common, as are | | | | before you purchase that strange fruit or vegetable. |
| pasta dishes. Most dishes are accompanied by a glass | | | | Last but not least, the menus are almost always in |
| of red wine usually shipped over from the Mendoza | | | | Spanish, so a little knowledge might just make your |
| region. | | | | dinner a satisfying experience rather than an |
| After the main course the Argentines rarely forget to | | | | unpleasant one. |