So for today's lunch we are eating at El Palacio de la Papa Frita.
That is the French Fry Palace.
And actually here they specialize in potatoes.
Fried potatoes.
And they have so many different varieties.
So what we've done is order a basket, as a bit of a sampler, showcasing the best of the
best.
And I think that is coming.
The potatoes have arrived.
Yes, do you want to tell us how found this place?
Yeah, um, one of the great things about our YouTube channel is the community we have around
it.
We so appreciate everyone who watches our videos and even more so for people who leave
comments.
And they give helpful tips of restaurants and place to go to.
So this was a recommendation from a recent comment and we realized hey this is not too
far from our place.
We were kind of craving.
Let's check it out.
Let's eat some potatoes.
We're kind of craving potatoes so here we are.
So enough yackity yack yack.
Let's actually try these.
Okay, so the most famous potato that they have here is called papa souffle.
And as you can see it is like blown-up like a little bubble.
And they're kind of secretive about how these are made.
I've heard a few different theories.
Some people say it is because they soak the potatoes in cold water and then fry them.
Other people have told me that they use really high heat when they're cooking them and that
results in like a little bubble potato.
Um, so yeah, I don't actually know the truth.
So if you know the truth leave us a little comment.
Um, but actually I remember trying these potatoes when I first moved to Argentina.
When I was six years old.
And I love these.
I just thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Bubble potatoes, so it is nice to be having them again.
And yeah, it is just air inside but you want to be careful when you bite into it because
like there is so much steam that comes out.
I don't know if you can see that but it is still steaming.
Okay, and the one have right there is called Rejilla which means fence.
It can mean a few different things but let's go with fence.
Yes, it does look like a fence.
Criss-crossed.
Yeah, it is criss-crossed.
Nice texture there.
Yeah, it looks like a crinkle chip here.
So, let's try it.
It is really crunchy.
Yeah.
Wow.
Is it almost like a chip?
Yeah, it is almost more like a potato chip than it is a french fry.
Yeah, than it is a french fry.
I like it.
Nice and salty.
Okay, so this is a more familiar potato.
This one is called Papa Baston.
Which means like a stick or a cane.
And it just looks like a regular french fry.
Maybe a little bit thicker.
So yeah, that tastes like a regular potato or regular french fry.
Mmm, so yeah good.
Not as exciting as the souffle but not bad.
Alright, and the last one for me to try here is the Noisette.
It just looks like a tiny little ball.
A little marble.
There you go.
Mmmmm.
That's good.
That, I mean it is almost a bit like a like a mashed potato really.
Because you have the, you just have the coating and you're mostly tasting the inside of the
potato.
I think it is supposed to be French style.
Noisette.
Cute little petite Noisette.
So that concludes the four main types of potato you can get at this restaurant.
They have a few others.
They have mashed potato and things like that but that is not so exciting.
Yeah, um, and we got it with a side because we didn't want to be having just potatoes.
Yeah, so what is this?
This here is the Chorizo.
That is basically a gigantic sausage.
Look at how big that is.
And I'm really enjoying this.
I took a bite of mine so far and like that is is very lean meat.
It doesn't have chunks of fat and sometimes you get Chorizo with these nasty chewy balls.
Wow, they really know how to do their sausages here in Argentina.
They just put the sausages from like Canada or the US in shame.
North American hotdogs.
It puts them to shame.
And you're eating it the proper Argentine way with Chimichurri.
You can't have meat without Chimichurri.
And this is made with garlic and a few different mystery spices.
I don't even know exactly.
And olive oil base I believe.
But it is so good.
It gives it a bit of extra flavor.
Mmmm.
It is nice and garlic-y.
You're going to want to keep your distance after this.
Feeling satisfied after all of those potatoes?
Oh man, once again we were defeated by this meal.
We couldn't quite finish it.
The portion was that huge.
We ate about half.
Gigantic.
Okay, let's talk about price point then.
So in total that meal came to 200 Pesos.
So the chorizo sausage were 50 each and the fries were 90.
So actually, so sorry that is 190 then.
Yeah, not bad.
So really good value.
I mean that is like $13 US dollars and we were stuffed.
The two of us couldn't even finish that.
So, I can't recommend this place more highly.
Like this was an awesome suggestion from a YouTube viewer and definitely if you have
a chance to come here do it.
Eat some potatoes.
Come get stuffed and then go for a nice long walk afterwards.