Can you see him filming?
Look at this.
Okay, so today we're doing something a little bit different.
We've been filming a lot of food videos at restaurants here in Buenos Aires.
But for today's lunch we're going to be trying food by the weight.
Or comida por kilo.
And these are kind of like establishments that are open only during the lunch hours.
It is usually from eleven to three or eleven to four PM.
And you go there, you grab a container, you fill it up with whatever you feel like eating
and then they weigh it, you pay and you're all set.
So it is pretty cool because there is a really great selection there.
You get to eat what you want, maybe a little bit healthier and yeah these places are located
in areas where you have a lot businesses, offices.
So let's go, let's go eat some lunch.
After you, sir.
We've got our plates.
Now we fill them up with whatever we feel like having.
And this is the salad bar.
Take your own.
Got everything you need Sam?
Loaded up big time.
Yes, is that enough for lunch?
I think you need a bit more.
Maybe some greens.
My greens plate is over there.
I'll show you that one later.
So we are back in the apartment.
Yeah, it is chow time.
I'm so hungry.
I don't, I've often been skipping breakfast here.
And so by the time we go there at eleven o'clock I'm absolutely ravenous.
So if you take a look down here you'll see that I've got like this kind of eclectic mix
of food.
Caneloni, I've got ravioli.
Caneloni.
So cantaloni is kind of like a pancake that has been stuffed with something savory.
It could be meat or spinach.
Yeah, exactly.
And over here I have a fish ball that includes salmon inside, I've got a huge wedge of avocado.
There we go.
Sweet potato, various kinds of mixed rice, Asian inspired rice.
And then over here I have like grilled eggplant and fried cheese and egg-rolls.
Noodles.
That is a little bit messy.
I just went for it all today.
Alright, well dig in.
Okay, so why don't we try some ravioli to start off with.
And there is so much variety at this place that we go to.
You could eat any type of food.
Italian.
There is Italian.
There is Italian, classic Argentine food, all kinds of Asian food.
And they have an enormous salad buffet.
That is actually what I'd normally be doing.
I'm going to show you this here.
I actually bought myself dinner.
This is just a pure salad.
So I'm having my hot warm stuff now and this is just all pure vegetarian salad here for
later on today.
And since we bought so much they gave us little dinner rolls as well.
Nice.
And alright we can't forget the wine.
I mean we didn't get this at the food by the weight place.
No.
But since we're in Argentina you've got to have a glass of red wine with your meal.
Yes, and if you're going to choose any particular wine you'll want to get Malbec because that
is the national grape.
Argentina is known for making Malbec wine.
And the favorite one I've been drinking is one from Cafayate.
Which is you know just south of Salta.
And we were actually able to tour the vineyards in Cafayate so you know it kind of has like
sentimental value for us.
We get a little bit nostalgic thinking about it.
But the other main area where they produce wine, and it is even a bit more famous than
Cafayate is Mendoza.
So I'm going to try the wine here.
Salud.
To health.
Oh, so good.
So so good.
And this is a really good bottle.
This is a 2013 edition.
And you know I paid just over a 100 Pesos for it.
And if you're at that price range in Buenos Aires you're going to find yourself a really
nice bottle of wine here.
The food, the food.
Alright, let's have a look at my plate.
So this is what I got.
I've got grilled eggplant with mozzarella and a bit of oregano on top.
I have a chili chicken.
This is really good.
And this one is my favorite.
It is a spicy chili chicken that I really enjoy.
I have some sweet potato mash, I have some Asian noodles happening underneath here.
Some avocado, potatoes, champignion mushrooms and this is kind of like a quiche.
And egg quiche with veggies.
And well the salad just got left behind.
You know there is a small portion in there at the bottom.
There is a token amount at the bottom corner.
Yeah, and these meals are super affordable.
We've been paying about thirty to fifty pesos depending on what we get.
I mean if you're mostly having salads, which are quite light, it'll be closer to thirty
but if you go for like heavy meals with lots of meat and carbs and potatoes it is usually
a bit more.
So quite affordable.
In US dollars what would that be?
Do the math Sam.
Yes, that is like you're talking about three dollars.
Three US dollars.
Two fifty to three US dollars.
Yeah, and you know we've been shooting a lot of food videos in this series but when we're
not filming this is what we've eating.
We're going to the food by the weight.
This is actually what we're eating most of the time here.
Alright, well let's just dig in.
This is going to be kind of messy because I forgot to get a knife.
Oopsies.
Ah, whatever, let's just dig in.
Mmmmm.
That is so nice.
And for a place that is as cheap as this is like the quality is really quite high.
Like very high.
You're not getting you know disgusting fast food.
This is good food.
It is all fresh.
They prepare it every morning before opening.
So it is really nice.
And also I should mention that these places, food by the weight, they're almost on every
street corner.
So it doesn't matter where you are.
You'll be able to find one no problem.
Yeah, and another really good tip for going to these food places is to arrive early.
Not only do avoid the crowds but you get the freshest and the best of what they've just
put out.
Yeah, if you go there at twelve thirty or one most of the food will be gone.
Like the really good stuff.
So we always show up at eleven AM as soon as they open.
Which means we're having an early lunch but we're getting to eat exactly what we want.