well good morning good morning guys actually it's good afternoon oh it is
afternoon well good afternoon guys from mar del plata
I feel like today is our first real day in the city
yep because our first two days here were spent at the Food Festival at Masticar
which was amazing by the way yeah it was incredible like we had so
much fun there but you're right our time has been dominated by that festival this
is the first real day that we have to check out the city Mar Del Plata itself yeah and we're
actually staying in the downtown area we are surrounded by attractions but we
haven't seen anything so today we thought let's take you out for food
we're planning to go to a local spot called Manolo Manolo specializes in
churros desserts and picada kind of local comfort food classic diner style so
we're gonna go for food but obviously churros are gonna be a part of that for
dessert and then afterwards we're planning to just walk around our
neighborhood a bit we're like three blocks away from the main cathedral
there's a big park yeah so it's gonna be a combination of food and attractions
yeah and that's great because that's exactly what we want to do we're hungry
and we also want to see the city let's get to it
peanut butter jelly time peanut butter jelly time so what does it actually mean
in Spanish lanta baka OB so la planta means a low floor the main translations
don't always think about peanut butter works well for me for here
so we are currently standing in line to get into Manolo they've told us it's
about 30 minutes we're making progress we've been here about 15 halfway there
Tim's pretty hungry I was trying to film your grumpy waiting face but then you
turned a little bit Pleasant we're getting closer to the line closer to
children's closer to food we're almost there
guys we are here we have or this is surprisingly spacious because it is so
packed in here I thought we were going to be in like sardines I did not know
this was such a popular yeah and we got we got a window like we came here for
breakfast yesterday and it was so quiet so laid-back we did we came at 8:00 in
the morning which is like might be a bit early on a weekend well I don't think
locals are even to be fair today it's a Monday on Monday at noon like this place
is jam-packed it's crazy I mean that's always a good sign the rest I guess
because it's the summer yeah busy this is the peak tourist season also we
should mention that we've been through a Manolo
Lima Peru so there's a Manolo right around the block from my grandma's place
in Lima and whenever were there we go and we eat churros and I was like is it
a coincidence that there's also Manolo here in argentina so I googled it
apparently it's a restaurant that was started by a family in Spain they left
after the Civil War and went to Uruguay and then the restaurant did really well
so they started opening branches in South America they have some in through
some energy yeah yeah so what did we end up were doing so we got a picada for
three because that's the smallest one they had on the menu and that's kind of
like what it's like the Argentinian of that process the Spanish tapas where you
get little dishes to snack on yeah we're getting the Argentine version yeah
it should be good I'm not entirely sure what is in it
we'll let you know once the beer has arrived and
the most popular brand in Argentina kill mates yeah it's the most commonly found
there and part of our lunch special the picada that we got all these side
dishes that we're going to receive it comes with a liter of beer that's part
of the part of the deal part of the package so cheers to that let's try some
is this your first penis and how do you try this pair of the corn oh I've had a
lot house bride the one I've had the most because it's the most readily
available it's a decent beer but I can't wait for the food to arrive that's
really what I'm excited about
whereas if well guys this piece or three people is going to be quite the
challenge as you can see by the quantity of food on the table but we're gonna try
our best so let's begin the tour why don't we start right here this I have no
idea what this is honestly it looks like fried cheese here we have fried ravioli
yep and I believe there's some spinach inside it's like deep-fried or something
huh then here you had a bit of a stir-fry going on with like beef
mushrooms peppers onions a bit of everything right
if we continue we have some mini sausages those look so good then we have
some peanuts we have some french fries that had already been munching on there
was double the amount when we started comes with a nice Mayo did Audrey
already have them
b-bros calamari that's next we have calamari yeah and this is a specialty of
Mar del Plata seafood
so we have six in total let's not forget pizza the pizza there is one with just
tomato sauce and oregano yeah the other one is the pizza is a real surprise oh
I'm ready you better believe it time to try it let's begin
I'm gonna try and get a bite of everything there we tried all get our
stuff fried cheese
that's right it's like walks up I'm very truly
the probably Ivo Lee oh look it's tough mistake that out
spinach mini sausages
Mayo yeah and ketchup finish up moving on moving on to this
stir-fried goodness this is a bit of a mystery to me why I recognize some
ingredients I'm not entirely sure what kind of meat it is very colorful I'm
just going to try a bit I'm always so hesitant when I don't know what kind of
meat it is what if it's an organ and it surprises me hey guys this place is just
perpetually power every table for there's still a line outside
that's the nice stir-fry is it good is it a little bit like local power or
something the Kirby's you exactly what ever minds me of who really almost i
dial it through all right this is what the mayor is for
the first item from the sea
what do you think of that I'm very good that's so tender Omar I can go wrong
sometimes and be chewy but this is done solo I'm adding a bit of lemon juice to
the other
it's nice both ways with lemon juice or with Mayo empanel try one of each
this one appears to be chicken I'm gonna cut one from the other plate so we can
find out exactly what we're dealing with chicken Oh
beet beet yeah III didn't think they were gonna bring six of the same so I'm
not surprised they're different okay I'm gonna have a little beer the pellets
before you begin I've got pizza and if you know me I love my pizza so I'm
accident I vote so answer of the mozzarella
and I believe the marinara going on so good
oh good start everything is delicious like like you said there isn't anything
like that I would literally have more of everything we've tried yeah in terms of
my favorite it should come as no surprise that I like pizza I also like
the ravioli like you did yeah alright so we're going to enjoy so not
too much because we want sure exactly one churros and maybe a slice of cake
because if you're coming as a group of three or even four I would say this is
plenty of food for four people yeah even though it says straight
coordinates sample a portion for three you might feel a little bit lacking in
the beer if you want to have a few glasses of beer you might want to order
an additional beer yeah if you're coming as a party of four this is probably
enough food rules have arrived guys this is our dessert this is what this
restaurant is famous for so there's three different flavors we have the one
over here that's like a vanilla cream and then full side de leche the caramel
sauce and then chocolate or chocolate I should say so infused with chocolate is
in tight
there's done to perfection like the worm the sauce is warm in the middle crispy
on the outside this until I say which is probably gonna be my favorite it's the
king of churros in Argentina and then of course the chocolate I was also good
those until I change the best but it's all in vanilla also good you can't go
wrong with any of the churros in this restaurant they're all delicious but
that really is my favorite
guys we are back in the apartment pacing Sam in the background I had to
get some more layers it is so cold outside it's ridiculous because when we
first arrived in argentina NBA you were experiencing a heat wave and her like oh
my gosh we're melting because we had just come from winter in canada and yeah
we've had warm weather for a while and today the temperature dropped to 20
degrees 20 degrees and i have to come back for a sweater under my jacket
you're ridiculous I'm still wearing away my shorts and t-shirt actually in all
fairness it was more like 10 12 13 degrees in the morning but still shorts
and t-shirt weather for me I mean like I did feel a little bit cooler but yeah
anyways lunch was fantastic huh it was oh yes I picked up the camera to tell
you the price of our meal yeah so it was 940 pesos which came to 25 US dollars
that's pretty amazing when you consider how much food we ate and they actually
brought home we brought home a good section of the picada
yeah our dinner and we eat generously and we were stopped like I'm still
digesting and then the knockout blow of course was a deserted to delicious but
oh man so good it didn't need it you know we're gonna be going back there
like we are we'll probably do a breakfast video and we'll show you some
of the cakes because the cakes are legend oh yeah yeah anyways let's go see
some attractions in Mar del Plata that's good see
sometimes
so we have now made it to Park Plaza San martín this is really like for little
parks with a statue of San Joaquin the nation's Liberator right in the middle
and there's an artisanal Fair happening apparently it takes place every day but
it's more of a late afternoon thing I'm starting to realize this is a city that
gets going later in the day so don't show up too early for anything because a
lot of the artisans aren't just setting up for the day putting out their
handicrafts so yeah what time is it right now it's 4:30 4:30 and they're
just getting started later yeah honestly I I had read that online but it's more
of an evening thing but I thought you know
as well guys we are back in the apartment this turned into more of a
work afternoon because we got rained out yeah very far the dark clouds just came
in and yeah yeah we came back and we've been just working for a while but it was
a good day good food we got to see the city a bit and I think tomorrow we'll
focus more on the beach and maybe grab some seafood that sounds like a great
idea so we'll see you guys tomorrow
yeah
well