Asado (Barbeque) in Carlos Paz
Narrowing it down to three items leaves out SO much of cuisine in Argentina.
Three traditional foods must be shared for a complete experience of Argentina:
Two traditional items can not be left out, even if a recipe is impossible.
They are:
dried bits of plant called Yerba and drank through a straw.
This drink is often passed around for all to share.
Yerba Mate
very popular in pastries called facturas and also as a spread or dip.
There are even dulce de leche ice cream flavors. Yummy.
Dulce de leche inside of alphajores
Click the links for the recipes.
It has actually gained some popularity in the United States in recent years.
in Latin and South America. The most common type in Argentina
is filled with ground beef, raisins, hard boiled eggs, and an olive. Sounds weird?
It is absolutely delicious.
and parsley, then fried. yummmm...