| Argentina is South America's second largest country. | | | | Empanadas are normally eaten fried or baked, and are |
| As a consequense of its ubication, Argentina got | | | | often served at festivals or parties as appetizers. The |
| exposed to many different cultural influences from | | | | dessert version of an empanada consists of brown |
| different directions, including countries all the way | | | | sugar or fruit such as apples or oranges. |
| across the Pacific. Now, you do not need to spend a | | | | In the rural areas of Argentina, the foreign influences of |
| lot of money to go there because it is easy to take | | | | Spain and Italy are less apparent but one example are |
| one of the cheap flights to Argentina in the Internet. | | | | the Milanesas that are thin slivers of meat dipped in |
| But to keep going with the history of this country we | | | | eggs, bread crumbs, and then fried in oil. These great |
| can say that Spain took it upon themselves to | | | | snacks are also served as part of a meal piping hot |
| permanently settle in the country in the late 1500s, and | | | | served with mashed potatoes, or between two slices |
| stayed there until Buenos Aires formally emancipated | | | | of bread as a sandwich. |
| themselves in 1853. The most remarkable differences | | | | It is also good to mention that master chefs prefer to |
| between Argentine Cuisine and other cuisines from | | | | return to the more classic, provincial style of preparing |
| around the world is the hard influence that it has from | | | | and cooking food, which regards more to the Mexican |
| the culture of Italy and Spain. | | | | cuisine than Italian. But calling forth once more the |
| For instance Italian food staples such as lasagna, pizza, | | | | Spanish influences in Argentina, argentine cooks are |
| pasta, and ravioli are commonly seen on the Argentine | | | | famous for their tortillas; which use potato dough, in |
| table, at least in the country's major cities. This beautiful | | | | contrast to the traditional Mexican corn or flour tortilla. |
| country is also one of the world's leading producers of | | | | Anoher important point in the cuisine are the desserts |
| wheat, milk, corn, and meat (including, but not limited to | | | | and the most important and popular one is Dulce de |
| goat meta, beef, lamb, and pork) ane they are very | | | | leche (which roughly translates into "Milk Jam"), It is a |
| common in the Argentine dish. Argentine dishes are | | | | sweet pudding of sugar and milk. This lightly |
| normally very high in protein, so we can see many | | | | brown-colored pudding is eaten alone, or stuffed in |
| often grilled meats on a plate of Argentine food. | | | | cakes or pies. So as an advice it is good to consider |
| For the poeple in argentina the Empanadas, pastries | | | | to make a trip to this couintry and enjoy the cuisine, so |
| stuffed with meat or cheese are also very popular | | | | take one of the cheap flights to Argentina and have a |
| too. They are served in Argentine restaurants. | | | | wonderful time. |