It began with several trips to the bakery - conveniently located across the street from my apartment - to try each and every buttery, flaky, cream filled fatura (pastry), croissant, and tart they have to offer. (By the way, the trips will continue as I have yet to try all the pies, cakes, and cookies.) Then after discovering that Kristin, my new roommate, shares with me a love for ice cream, I have moved onto to the finer, creamier things in life offered in usually more than 25 flavors including coconut, banana, pineapple, dulce de leche, and (the hands down favorite for us both) maracuya (passion fruit). It's not only sweets we crave however, which is why we hit up el Barrio Chino (China Town) today.
Exhibit one: a plate of lovely rice noodles with veggies, slathered in a deliciously spicy chili garlic oil. Lunch gave us enough energy to venture into a HUGE chinese food market where we found lots of gross and creepy items but also plenty of the ingredients Kristin needs to cook us a few dishes she learned during her time in Thailand. A return to Barrio Chino will happen!
We may have been inspired to traverse the city in search of delicious Asian food by our dinner experience from last night. It's a long story, but I can make it short... What's the first thing you crave when in a foreign country? HOT SAUCE! We'd hoped that an invitation to an artist/chef's house for a group meal with a bunch of strangers would mean some spicy, open your senses kind of dishes, but no luck. Not to say the Venezuelan food wasn't super tasty (very similar to Colombian), coupled with the awesome hippy type atmosphere, and surrounded by beautiful art filled walls, but we still had a goal: get some spice! Exhibit Two: Venue for Tuesday's dinner
Therefore, our quest for hot sauce continues! Until then, we will continue to enjoy the very inexpensive yet completely satisfying Argentinian wine. ($5-10 dollars inexpensive to be exact)
So...to set the story straight, no I'm not yet a fatty, but am well nourished and enjoying every minute of the new flavors and scents. And to ensure that I don't put on the Argentinian 15, I bought sneakers this afternoon (which are outrageously expensive as Argentina puts a gigantic tax on all imported goods) and will begin the running regimen tomorrow afternoon. That is of course if I can manage to resist the mouth watering aroma of sweetly coated almonds being cooked over an open fire on each street corner. xo
We may have been inspired to traverse the city in search of delicious Asian food by our dinner experience from last night. It's a long story, but I can make it short... What's the first thing you crave when in a foreign country? HOT SAUCE! We'd hoped that an invitation to an artist/chef's house for a group meal with a bunch of strangers would mean some spicy, open your senses kind of dishes, but no luck. Not to say the Venezuelan food wasn't super tasty (very similar to Colombian), coupled with the awesome hippy type atmosphere, and surrounded by beautiful art filled walls, but we still had a goal: get some spice! Exhibit Two: Venue for Tuesday's dinner
Therefore, our quest for hot sauce continues! Until then, we will continue to enjoy the very inexpensive yet completely satisfying Argentinian wine. ($5-10 dollars inexpensive to be exact)
So...to set the story straight, no I'm not yet a fatty, but am well nourished and enjoying every minute of the new flavors and scents. And to ensure that I don't put on the Argentinian 15, I bought sneakers this afternoon (which are outrageously expensive as Argentina puts a gigantic tax on all imported goods) and will begin the running regimen tomorrow afternoon. That is of course if I can manage to resist the mouth watering aroma of sweetly coated almonds being cooked over an open fire on each street corner. xo
Yum! I'll have to show you around to some of my favorite food places sometime. I agree that the smell of those sweet garrapiñadas smell so good, if you can get over the fact that they are being cooked on a grill that's probably never been cleaned :)
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