Gastronomia
Things to eat for breakfast in Argentina include the medialuna,a croissant-like pastry that is very delcious. They are smaller and sweeter than the French version. Next, you must have some Dulce de Leche, a thick sweet milky spread that´s great on toast. To drink you can have some Mate (similar to green tea) or yoghurt (similar to Yop) that you can buy in bags in the grocery store.

If you stop in a panaderia (bakery) you can try lots of different breads, and many other italian treats. Empanadas are quite common with a beef, chicken or ham and cheese filling. For lunch I´ve heard there is an amazing quality and quantity of steak served, but I haven´t tried it yet. I did however discover a new vegetable yesterday that is called zapallito. It´s like a zuchini the size of an orange with a slightly more bitter taste.

For snacks the alfajores which I would sort of compare to a wagon wheel with a chocolate covered dry cake sandwich and no marshmellows. I´ve also tried another membrillo filled pastry.

To drink in the grocery store I´ve seen shelves of wine, Quilmes and Patagonia beer and different fruit flavoured drinks. I did mistakenly buy some ´juice´ one day to discover it was actually like ´squash´ after a couple of sips. On a closer look the bottle said to mix it with ten litres of water. My first concern actually was for the teeth of children drinking this super sweet drink.

Buen Provecha!