A few of my favourite things

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Food here was not what i expected. I had thought there would be more of a Latino influence but really the diet is very European.
Meat and potatoes, lots of pasta and cakes and pastries galore.

Coffee and cake is a regular pastime for many people around 5 or 6pm, as the evening meal is eaten around 10pm or later.
The day starts with coffee and pastries around 9am to 10am with a cooked lunch somewhere in between.

Bread is white but crunchy and quite full of substance.

Eating meat is an expected thing, being a vegetarian is not a popular option around here. Asado is the Argentinian BBQ, and the meat is slow cooked over hot embers. Butcher shops are everywhere in La Plata selling great hunks of steak, chicken, some pork but lamb is hard to find around this area. Cuts of meat are similar to Australia, with all the parts of the animal used for various sausages or small goods.

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Photos

Home delivery
Ice cream is delivered to your door in these little containers

Welsh tea
Trevelin has Welsh tea houses which serve up a massive feast that is oh so English

Bakeries
How can you not want to buy this stuff

Strreet hot dogs
Cooked over hot coals in a puit BBQ

Plaza food
Most plazas have a area to sit and eat and drink

Pasta
You choose your pasta dish and then choose the type of sauce

The toaster
These are on very ones gas stoves for toastinjg bread, need one of these for camping

Afternoon tea
This was chocolate cake and icecream, so beautiful in its presentation

Milk
This comes in bags and you have a container like this to stand it up in

Pizza for tea
Each slice contains one olive, very Italien in style

Sauce
Comes in bags to as does olives and mayonaisse

Mate
The ever present drink for many people, of course you need a thermos

McCafe
12 pesos for coffee and brownie and they give you a small glass fo water and a chocolate

Comments

[Linese Hunt]

Hi Rosemary, Enjoying your blogs! And the bakeries.... Keep enjoying yourself! Linese

[Martin]

Hey you...
29th June 2011 Hey you, how are you going over there... Looks like your days are pretty full on, hey, Have fun and stay safe hon...This time next month I will be overseas too but on the other side of the world...lol Later baby...X