Buenos Aires Restaurant – Mosoq – New Peruvian Cuisine

I’ve come to love fusion food.  From Asian to Latin American fusion, when done well it is original and very pleasing.  Take the restaurant Mosoq in Palermo, for example.  In Quechua, mosoq means “something new,” and the menu makes it clear what the owners are going for–a fusion of traditional Peruvian flavors and Andean cuisine [...]

What is Quínoa

For thousands of years, quinoa grain also known as quinua or as Spanish people call it quinoa, has been cultivated by native Andean population.  Quinoa is often eaten as a supplement diet to corn and potatoes by the Incans.
As quinoa blossom mostly at higher elevation, they are well-matched and embellish the renowned terraced fields which [...]

Chimichurri – Basic Ingredients, Intense Flavor

Chimichurri Marinade
When it comes to spices, some of us, Argentines will be the first to admit that the bulk of our traditional dishes lack intense flavors.  Chimichurri is certainly an exception.
Since the 1800s it has been the official steak accompaniment at Argentine asados (barbeques) from marinade to dipping sauce.  Place a few spoonfuls of the [...]

A Quick Recipe For Dulce de Leche

Anyone who visits Argentina will quickly notice that people here are obsessed with the scruptiously sweet, smooth and creamy milk concoction that is dulce de leche.  And who can blame them? Dulce de leche bring much joy to Argentines.  Despite the fact that we relish it straight out of the jar, dulce de leche is [...]

Beef Empanadas Argentinas – Recipe by Teresita

I very much enjoy teaching the empanadas Argentinas cooking class at my home because I get a chance to present this very traditional dish to people from all over the world. The empanada is probably the most world-known dish from Argentina. There are many kind of Empanadas; beef empanadas, corn (humita) empanadas, ham and cheese [...]

Argentine Pastries “Facturas”

Ask any Porteño and they’ll tell you…Sundays when you visit anyone at their home in the late afternoon at mate time you have to stop at the local “panaderia” (bakery) of choice before and get them some “facturas” as your treat.
Facturas I guess would be the american equivalent of pastries. Facturas are a little different [...]

Créme Caramel

Créme Caramel in a Spanish dessert and it is generally prepared with regular eggs, milk and sugar. Even though vanilla is the commonest flavor, there is a great variety that includes flavors such as almonds, pistachios, dulce de leche, lemon, and other fruit varieties as well. In the past, crème caramel used to be elaborated [...]