Carnes

I had my first milanesa in the city center yesterday. Milanesa is a thin cut of beef, and this one was breaded and filled the plate, hanging over both sides! i haven't visited the meat houses (parilla) or meat buffets (tenedor libre) yet. i actually do a lot of cooking during the week. i've been baking breads, buying fresh pastas, cheeses, meats. In my neighborhood there are a half dozen butchers, cheese and wine vendors, and a couple bakeries (panaderias). Salamis, olives, vegetables, most basic ingredients are from around here. Argentina (and buenos aires) takes a lot of pride in locally-made or nationally-made foods and other goods. Juxtapose this with the spreading of big supermercados like Jumbo, Wal Mart, and Norte, and you can see this country is in flux. I don't know how much the neighborhood grocers and bigger stores compete - younger people could be choosing the latter and older generation choosing former, it's hard saying. All I can say at this point is that I am eating really well.