Monday, December 29, 2008

Hungry? Meat and potatoes for you

If you are a vegetarian I suggest you find somewhere else to have a holiday!

Argentinians LOOOOVE their meat, they eat huge slabs of it for lunch and dinner.

We ordered steamed vegetables and mash potatoes with our grill one night and the waiter laughed. I thought that was a bit odd until the people on the next table got their meal...a huge slab of pork each...nothing else...just pork!

You can get your potato as fries (like chips) , espanol (round fries) noisettes (fried balls) or mash! I saw mashed pumpkin once!

They also had loads of Italian immigrants back in the 1800s, so the menu choices are pasta, pizza, schnitzel or a slab of meat. If you order a salad it is usually lettuce and tomato.

They also have an obsession with ham and cheese. Every place has ham and cheese sandwiches, pizzas and tostadas.

Add to that the beer and wine and I am definitely putting on some weight!

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