When people think of Argentina they often think of key food groups such as red wine and steak, but there’s an important food group they’ve forgotten… ice cream or ( Helado in Argentine Spanish ). Some of you may say that ice cream is not a food group, but frankly, you’re wrong. Some of you…
Eat your Heart out in Buenos Aires
There is no better joy than figure out what foods are your favorite in other countries. While I can’t tell you what foods you’ll like, I can definitely tell you what I like. Argentina has wide variety of absolutely delicious foods from picadas (appetizers) to postre (dessert). So here’s my favorites: Facturas For me, facturas…
Helado
Why do I love Buenos Aires? Because of the ice-cream. It is a city where it is considered normal to get ice-cream home delivered. You ring up the ice-cream parlour, tell them what flavours you would like, they put it all in a cold container, they throw in some cones and drop it off at…
Top 10 Tourist-Friendly New Trends in Buenos Aires
As we look forward to a brand new year, we also like to reflect on what had happened last year. So, we decided to go around and asked our staff, students, and friends to find out if there were any interesting changes in the city that worth a mention. After our impromptu survey attempt, we…
The (Ice) Cream of the Crop in Buenos Aires
Ice cream does not need an introduction. I won’t regale you about its history (it was invented in China around 200 BC), or what my favorite flavor is (it’s chocolate). I won’t even go into how the waffle cone was introduced (at the world’s fair in St. Louis in 1904 a vendor needed help and…
Eating Ice Cream in Buenos Aires 101
The first time I tried to order ice cream in a heladería (ice cream parlor) was a bit of an overwhelming experience, since everything was so different from what I was used to! Here’s the breakdown of what you can expect at most heladerías here in Buenos Aires. 1) Flavors – You’ll find that each…
Eat Buenos Aires Ice Cream
Along with the parrillas (Argentine steakhouse) and cafés that line every street of Buenos Aires, you will also see a lot of heladerías (ice-cream shops). The sheer numbers of them prove that Buenos Aires has one of the best ice cream in the world. You surely have to try them out, if not once, definitely…
