What to Look Forward to and Tips:
· Food:
o They have a Kosher McDonalds
o Pizza (bleu cheese and fried eggs)
o Similar to gelato ice crème
o There is food from just about anywhere.
o Beef:
§ Asado de tira (short ribs)
§ Bife de chorizo (strip streak)
§ Bife de lomo (tenderloin)
§ Vacio (flank)
§ Morcilla (blood sausage)
o 3rd largest producer of soy in the world.
o Mate (drink with a straw that you share with everyone. You drink it out of a dried, decorated gourd)
o When to eat:
§ Breakfast (el desayuno)
§ Lunch (el amuerzo) 13:00-14:00
§ Snacktime (la merienda) 17:00
§ Dinner (la cena) 21:00-???
· They love to gesture when they speak.
· You should look down when you walk (sidewalks may have cracks and there are a lot of dogs, so there may be some poop)
· Buenos Aires is one of the plastic surgery capitals of the world (they like to look good).
· Ateneo Bookstore on Cayella Santa Fe (Frello and Volta are the best ice cream locations a few stores down), with best meat restaurant (Buenos Aires Grill).
· You want to buy leather, things made out of alpaca, and mate.
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