Hi, my name is Julia Gonzales and I welcome you to my channel. If you've never been here
before, i love to travel to experience new cultures and amazingly delicious foods.
Last week I shared with you a food festival in Buenos Aires called flavors of the Country,
where we got up close and personal on how grilling is done here in Argentina.
This week I'm going to take you to one of my favorite places here in Buenos Aires
the historic San Telmo Market. I'll share two more amazing food stops that you just have to visit
And we'll check out some tango. The San Telmo Market was inaugurated in February 1897.
To supply produce to the new waves of immigrants who were arriving in the city from the old continent.
Early markets were responsible for the development of local economies and the social fabrics of
communities. That brings me to my belief, I believe that you can get a true vibe of a city
by visiting its local market. The San Telmo market is full of life, full of fun, and full of inspiration.
Saturday and Sundays additional vendors come out for the antique fair.
Vendors line the cobblestone streets surrounding the San Telmo market where you can find anything
you want jewelry, clothing, home goods, pet accessories, and my favorite antiques.
I mean this is this is for me, for sure I love it.
We built up an appetite walking and shopping and that led us to Hierro, which translates to iron. I'd
like to say "hero" because they were my heroes this night. I was hungry but I guess I should say.... Iron
So this wasn't one of the restaurants on our very long list of restaurants we wanted to go to, but we
were pulled in with amazement towards this kitchen. I'm gonna tell you because I've already been
there.... it's a must-go. Stand in line and wait for a bar seat to open, so you can watch the show.
It is absolutely the best thing to watch while waiting for dinner. The Chef is calling out the
orders, the servers are grabbing drinks, the dishwasher's washing the dishes, there's a guy
up there cutting fries, making handmade empanadas. I don't know how, but it all works seamlessly.
So how was the food?
So let's do the price breakdown of our dinner at Hierro. We had one glass of wine, one cuba libre,
one steak, one sausage, one salad, and one pumpkin side, for a total of $18.00. Back out
onto the streets, we go to find more adventure. When I hear that very distinctive sound.
I don't think anything else says Buenos Aires more than impromptu tango, in the middle of the streets.
Tango is one of the most famous and influential dances in the world. Originating in Buenos Aires
in the 18th century, tango brought together working-class European immigrants, indigenous
Argentinians, and former slaves. As a result tango has shaped Argentinian culture and society.
This is the other spot we wanted to share with you welcome to La Choripaneria.
So we were here yesterday and it was wall-to-wall people
and you couldn't sit down at all. So we came back for lunch and we sat right down.
So come back for lunch if you can't get here on a Sunday when it's super busy.
It's a very hip little spot in the middle of the San Telmo market.
They had a variety of beers on tap, even a cider beer, that I had to try.
The staff was super friendly, and we were there for one reason. The Choripan. So Harold
went with the Gaucho Chori, in addition to the sausage, it has provoletta and chimichurri sauce.
And for moi, I had the classic which is the sausage with lettuce, tomato and onion.
Bravo well done La Choripaneria. So well worth coming back for.
So let's break down the cost. We had one classic Chori, we had one Gaucho Chori, and we had 2 beers.
For a total of $8.00
That concludes this week's episode of the San Telmo Market. I hope you enjoyed this video, please
make sure to hit that subscribe button, So you can see more videos, while I'm here in Argentina.
And until next time get out...there's a whole world you deserve to see.