Traditional Argentine cuisine is a mixture of the national traditions of the indigenous Indian peoples and all those foreign recipes that were brought here by settlers from Europe. Among the dishes of Argentina, various meats and derivatives of them are popular.
Empanadas are fried patties with all sorts of fillings of minced meat, ham and cheese, and potatoes. Inexpensive, nutritious and very tasty patties are considered a true folk dish of Argentina. Only Argentines eat them with wine, not with tea, as it is customary in our country.
Cordego al palo is the main meat dish in Patagonia, spit-roasted lamb. It is the hallmark of Patagonian cuisine and we highly recommend it.
Crab centolla is prepared in many different ways, but in Patagonia it is considered one of the most popular foods. Other seafood, however, is also well-loved in these parts.
Pizza - itself imported from Italy, but it's said to be particularly delicious in Argentina, and it's already hard to know if it's a local national cuisine.
Nandu ostrich meat - These birds are raised on numerous farms, and ostrich meat is no surprise in Argentina.
Dulce de leche - numerous variations of condensed milk desserts. These are typically croissants medialunas, crepes, tiramisu.
The ice cream - recipes for local variants were brought over by European immigrants, but here they come up with all sorts of gravies, additives, and flavor nuances for them. Be sure to give it a try.
Masamorra is a rustic dessert based on maize, water, sugar, and vanilla, and a milk version is also popular.
Of Argentina's typical drinks, mate is considered the best. Brewing and drinking mate is akin to a ceremony - a bitter but very healthy tonic drink made from dried crushed holly leaves and young shoots brewed in a pumpkin caleb. It can be drunk at any time of the day or night. Drinking yerba mate has long been a ritual and a way of socializing in Argentina. The native land of yerba mate is considered Paraguay, but in Argentina, it took root immediately and irrevocably.
There's also a love of wine. Argentina's Malbec wine is made in Mendoza. The most famous of the white wines is the flavorful Torrontes, made in the provinces of La Rioja and Salta.
