#eatArgentina
So it is five PM here in Buenos Aires which means it is tea time or as we call it here
it is Merienda time.
So, we're at a little place called La Biela.
This is a really famous cafe across from the Recoleta Cemetery.
We've got a table, we've ordered our food.
And a special surprise should be coming.
I'm not going to tell you what Merienda consists of until it gets here.
So apparently this place used to be a really popular hangout with race car drivers and
celebrities who are into racing back in the 30's.
So you can kind of get a feel for that in the decor.
They have a lot of dated cars and tools on the walls.
And you can even see that on the napkin.
They've got like a little race car.
Look at that fancy napkin.
Some tools.
La Biela.
Fancy.
And apparently La Biela is the name of a tool that you use to work on cars.
So, yeah that is where it comes from.
So would you say you've gotten used to the Argentinian eating schedule?
Yeah, I mean it is completely different from what we're used to back home.
Back home in Canada five o'clock would be dinner.
Maybe five thirty would be dinner.
But here that is strictly teatime.
Tea and sweets.
Just a light snack to carry over to 10 pm.
Dinner doesn't even really get started until 10, 11 maybe even 12 here.
So, yeah.
It is tea time.
Food dance.
The food has arrived.
Anyways, there is like waiters starring at me.
The food is here which is super exciting for us.
So have a look over here.
Um, this meal that we ordered it comes with two croissants.
So we'll be sharing those.
These are called medialunas.
And they are sweet buttery media lunas.
I love these.
And it also comes with a tostado jamon y queso.
Which is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.
Yeah, those are really good.
We've been having a lot of those in Buenos Aires.
Yeah, so super thin, lightly toasted.
They are kind of your staple snack sandwich in Argentina, aren't they?
So let's start with this.
Something savory first and then we'll move on to the desserts.
Oh yeah.
That's good.
Just a very thin layer of ham and cheese.
Super light.
Like I could probably eat ten of these I mean they are so thin and light.
But yeah, good stuff.
So I guess technically we should be calling this coffee time not tea time.
Because neither of us is having tea.
Well, in Argentina - especially in Buenos Aires - coffee seems to be a bit more popular
than tea.
Yeah, and I love the coffee here.
What is so cool about the coffee is that it always comes in these really big cups.
Like you get a generous portion.
It is not like one of those little dinky little servings that you sometimes get in other countries.
They give you a nice generous portion of coffee.
So it is time to actually try that.
It is actually heavy in my hands.
Oh man, good stuff.
You know what, neither of us were really coffee drinkers until I think the past year maybe
year and a half.
And now we actually come to appreciate good quality coffee.
It is funny.
And next up we have this sweet medialuna.
Let me just break it in half so you can have a look in there.
Look at how fluffy that is.
Mmmm.
So good.
So sweet.
It has like a light coating, a light glaze on top which is just perfect.
Very buttery, fluffy, light.
I love these.
Again, I could probably have like five, six or seven of these no problem.
And our order came with three different slices of pastries, cakes, pies, whatever you want
to call it.
Sweet treats.
So why don't we explain what there is.
So this one here has chocolate and I think kind of a cracker filling with dulce de leche.
You want to hold it up and show us.
Yeah, sure.
It is a really thick bar.
Check that out.
Fancy.
So we'll put that down for a moment.
Okay.
And over here we've got it appears to be like kind of a slice of apple pie.
But what is cool about this pie is that it has like a white glaze.
A glaze over top of it.
Some extra sugar in there.
No complaints about that.
And last but not least we have this.
So that is called Pionono.
It is a mini pionono.
And it is kind of like a little roll with dulce de leche in the middle.
Yeah, and anything with dulce de leche is a hit with us.
Okay, enough yackity yack yack already.
Let's try something.
So I've got a piece of apple pie.
Oh yeah.
I want to try some of that.
It looks good with the extra glaze on top.
That is some good stuff.
Yes, the extra glaze is what really makes it unique.
And also the quality of the apples.
These are really high quality apples.
And it is also quite sweet as well.
There is quite a bit of sugar so we will be on a sugar high this afternoon.
Alright, now let's move on to this chocolate bar over here.
I'm curious about that.
I'm just going to pick it up.
Yeah, just take a big bite.
Just pick it up, take a bite.
I'm going to try to get lots of dulce de leche here.
Mmmm.
That is the definition of decadent.
Yeah?
Yeah.
You know what, I don't know what we're going to do when we leave Argentina.
Like when we can't get dulce de leche desserts anymore.
I'm going to be very deprived and very sad boy.
We'll have to stuff jars in our suitcases.
That is what we'll do.
Okay, and now last but not least where is that pionono?
Let's get a bite.
Wow, you're really making me go on a roll here.
No, help?
I've had the croissants and I had the sandwich.
Show us how it is done.
Alright.
Mmmmm.
Let's get a look at that.
Come show us.
There you go.
I was too busy biting into it.
Yeah, let us appreciate the beauty.
Anyway, again, dulce de leche layer upon layer.
Swirling layers.
It is good.
It is time to go now.
Say bye Sam.
Bye buddy.
It has been a good experience.
You do need to clean your teeth though.
Yeah, he does.
But anyways, let's talk about the price of that meal.
Yeah, so it was just over 200 Pesos.
So you're looking at roughly 13-14 US dollars.
Fantastic value.
All of the things we had were really high quality including the sandwich, the croissants,
the cakes and all of the pastries.
And good quality coffee on top that too.
Everything was good.
Come here.