#eatArgentina
Alright, so for today's meal we're eating at a place called Cumaná in Buenos Aires.
And this restaurant specializes in Northern Argentine food.
So these are dishes that you might find in the region of Salta or Jujuy.
And the truth is that when we were traveling in Northern Argentina we didn't actually eat
a lot of Northern Argentine food aside from empanadas.
So it'll be interesting to finally sample those dishes in the capital.
So the food came rather quickly.
It is already at the table.
And since it is a bit of a cooler day outside we decided to both order stews.
I'm having one that is called Locro.
And it kind of comes in this metal bowl that is really hot and I already made the mistake
of touching it.
So that won't happen again.
But here you can see it is like really thick.
You can see the chunks of corn in there.
Wow.
You have some spring onions, a little bit of spice.
That looks so good.
Yeah, you'll have to stir it around.
Yeah, let's mix it all in.
That's probably how you're supposed to eat it anyway.
I'd say.
So let's mix it all in.
And look at that.
So it has different cuts of meat as well.
I believe this one has pork and beef.
So it is very very hearty and as you can see it is still steaming.
Like this is piping hot.
So maybe I'll give it a few minutes to cool down.
Blow on it.
Time to dig in.
So look at that.
There is even sausage in the stew.
I had totally missed that when I was mixing it earlier.
So let's get a bit of everything.
We've got corn, we've got sausage.
Mmm.
Wow.
Pleasantly surprised.
Mmmm.
It is very rich and thick.
It is like a nice stew.
It is the type of dish you'd want to have on a winter's day.
And it is also a little bit spicy.
I'm not entirely sure what that red sauce was.
But it is giving a little bit of a kick which is nice.
So yeah, I'm happy with my dish.
First time trying locro and I think it is a success.
Okay, so Sam you're having something called Carbonada Criolla which is also stew.
Yes, and mine appears to be piping hot as well.
It kind of has the texture and appearance of a chili.
It look a bit like chili.
And mine has got carrots and it has got corn.
It has got beef.
Let's try that.
A little bit of everything.
Yours seems to have more vegetables than mine.
Oh, that is delicious.
I'm honestly usually not the biggest fan of stews but this is like almost as thick as
a chillie.
Yeah.
It is really good and it is quite sweet too.
Yeah, and it is really the perfect weather to be having this.
It is.
It is a little bit rainy these past few days.
And I like that it has got a generous amount of meat.
And you taste the corn and the carrots a lot.
And there is also potato in there as well too.
So yeah, this is the perfect dish for us to be having on a cold day in Buenos Aires.
And the icing on the cake is that they brought us homemade bread.
So check that out.
Have a bite of that.
And it is like a nice thick slice.
And it is a heavier bread.
It is really nice.
That is come in good with the stew.
That's good homemade bread.
And pretty much every meal you've been having here in Argentina has been paired with wine.
Well, it is just so cheap and so good.
I mean the quality of Argentine wine is fantastic.
And their national grape, the one that they're most famous for, is producing a Malbec wine.
And this is a 2013 Lopez.
And this is I can't remember exactly what the price was but it was really cheap.
So, you know what I'm just going to indulge while I'm in Buenos Aires.
You're turning into quite the wine connoisseur.
That's good stuff.
So everyone watching our videos has already seen us try savory empanadas but today we're
having sweet ones for dessert.
Yeah, and I don't know how I have any room considering how hearty that stew was.
I am full from all of that wine too.
We are going to try some special ones.
These are very unique.
This one has dulce de leche.
That amazing milk caramel cream.
Oh, look at how thick it is.
Look how thick that is.
I can't wait to try a bite of that.
Oh, it is going to be so good.
Anything with dulce de leche is good.
I didn't even realize you can have this in empanada form.
I thought it was just for cakes.
We've tried a few sweet ones but never with this before.
Oh, that smile says it all.
That is just too good.
We should have ordered like five of those.
I'm full but that is just so amazing.
Call the waiter over.
Yep.
Alright, and we're supposed to get you filming the other one but you're just so excited to
try the dulce de leche one.
That we need to see your reaction.
Mmmm.
That is good.
It is like as not as creamy.
I guess it has been cooking for a lot longer so it is thicker.
And they've also drizzled a bit of syrup on top.
That is a really nice combination.
Okay, but let's move on to the next one.
Now this one is really special.
This is called Cayote.
And it is a fruit that you find in Northern Argentina.
I've never seen it before.
But I asked the waiter to kind of try and compare it to something and he said it is
kind of like a watermelon.
Except it is white and that then when you boil it you kind of get these fibers.
And you just cook it with sugar and it turns into this like really sweet jam.
And they use it as a filling for empanadas.
So, it is called Cayote.
My first time trying this.
Sam tried Cayote ice cream when we were traveling in Salta.
Yeah, it is very sweet.
Mmmmm.
Wow.
How is that?
Honestly, that is really good.
I almost feel like I'm having apple pie.
To me it tastes a lot like a sweet apple filing.
And the crust kind of reminds me of a pie.
Apple pie guys.
That is the best way I can describe it.
So Sam seems pretty pleased with the price.
Would that be accurate?
Yes, that was a fantastic price.
282 Pesos, so that is less than 20 US dollars and for that amount of money we got two massive
stews, we got the soda siffon, I get a generous bottle of wine and we got two dessert empanadas.
And I have to say that the quality here was fantastic.
Even the bread that was served prior to our meal was a really good homemade quality bread.
This is one of my new favorite restaurants in all of Buenos Aires.
And if you'd like to come here you know the exact Address.
It is.
And if you'd like to come here it is at the intersection of Avenida Santa Fe and Rodriguez
Pena on the north side.
Yeah, so hunt it down and definitely come and have a lunch here.