La Comida

                                                             

This entry is going to be solely dedicated to one of my favorite things: food. Since I don't really know how to describe or share the smells of every amazing food I have tasted I figured I would just share a bunch of pictures and a few short descriptions with you all.

I already told you a little about mate in the first entry, but here is something new! Tereré. It is a Paraguayan drink. The real stuff is the mate yerba (tea leaves) with ice cold water and a little bit of mint leaf. My host mom showed me a new way to do it that I cannot get enough of on hot days: with juice. so refreshing!

with medialunas 

Milanesa, something very porteño-thankfully it exists in Uruguay too. Milanesa a la napolitana is the best, it has ham, cheese and a tomato sauce. riquisima! I actually did learn the story behind this one in school the first week I was here. Apparently a man at a restaurant ordered a regular milanesa and the chef´s assistant burned it, so he covered the mistake by adding the toppings and served it to the costumer, who loved it! (photo credit: google images - http://ar.letsbonus.com/buenos-aires-centro/milanesa-napolitana-fugazzetta-o-capresse-p-2-213789)

Medialunas, aka sweet crescent rolls, perfect for any time of day, but i have them every single day for breakfast with dulce de leche (a wonderful concoction, like the south american version of nutella or peanut butter but with a flavor of its own)

the cafe´s here are beautiful, there are so many and each one is unique if you get outside of the chain one´s like Havannah, Cafe Martinez and Starbucks. 

 

Pastafrola and Sopaparaguaya, two Marí specialties that get me drooling. Pastafrola is a sweet pastry that you can fill with plum, apple, or sweet potato type fruits. We eat this for breakfast or Merienda. Sopaparaguaya is made with eggs, vegetables, cheese and flour. I really can´t compare it to anything in the US, but she taught me the recipe so hopefully I can do it justice when I return! 

Here´s a fun fact: apparently Buenos Aires has the only Kosher Mcdonald's outside of Israel. I don't know if that's true or not, but after passing three Mcdonald's and eating at one of them plus a kilo of ice cream for four, we didn't have room for another meal once we finally found this hidden treasure. I plan to return and actually eat something that follows all the dietary rules of the Torah just to say I did it.

welp, that is all i got for now! there will probably be more to come...