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Calling all foodies! Here's your chance to help get Argentina featured on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. I was contacted by one of the show's researchers for help in compiling a list of some of the strangest, most unique foods that Argentina has to offer. Here are some examples of the people, places and grub that the production team is looking for:
- Markets that have unusual foods
- Restaurants that serve unusual foods
- Chefs that specialize in something bizarre
- Interesting street food
- Traditional foods that have survived generations
- Foods that are common for "family meals" at home
- New food trends that are popular
- Activities that are popular or representative of the culture that have some sort of food element to them
- A food that is made in a very interesting way that we could show the process of
- Interesting people who do something with unusual food
Or any other bizarre foods that might not fit any of these categories but are interesting and can fit in the show somehow!
Also, since Argentina is such a large country, the show will need to focus on just one or two areas. Which areas do you think would have the best unusual foods?
If we round up enough funky foods for Andrew to sample, the Travel Channel will send him to Argentina to film an episode! So, let's hear it in the comments: what are some of Argentina's most unusual eats?
Photo credit: Travel Channel
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I went to El Baqueano (www.restoelbaqueano.com) in San Telmo (on Chile and Bolivar) last week where I had llama, pheasant, chinchilla, duck, yacare, and a bunch of other carnes autoctonas, as they call them. The presentation was gorgeous, I thought a lot of the meats tasted the same. But they were good. I think I would have preferred dishes that highlighted the meats more than the preparation.
That said, my favorite somewhat unusual Argentine food is sweetbreads (mollejas). I like the smaller ones best. Sucre in Belgrano does some nice mollejas.
How cool that they contacted you, Katie. If I think of any others, I'll let you know.
Angela
Wow, how fun! I do enjoy watching that show but I'm probably the wrong person to comment, given my vegetarian nature. I suppose the bizarre foods would be those parts of the cow often ignored in American cuisine-chincurin trenzado, lengua, seso, mondongo, morcilla-and blood sausage looks totally gross. :)
4) Choripán en la Costanera
5) No es una comida, pero ¡el mate!
6) Los ñoquis del 29
8) Definitivamente el asado y su "ceremonia".
Otra cosa que se podría mencionar es la calidad de los helados.
Guido.
Thank you all for your suggestions! ¡Gracias a todos por las sugerencias!
Katie: sería largo de explicar aquí, pero solo te adelanto que yo soy de Necochea y casualmente soy el chef del restaurante ¨El Baqueano¨- Carnes Autóctonas - de San Telmo, somos propietarios junto a mi socio y amigo de la infancia que también es de Necochea, increíble casualidad!!!, lo mejor es que mañana empezamos las conversaciones con la gente de Bizarre Foods para hacer una participación en el programa!!!!!bueno, espero tu respuesta, te dejo el mail de El Baqueano si deseas contactarnos elbaqueanorestaurante@gmail.com
saludos
Fernando P. Rivarola
¡Mirá vos! ¡Qué casualidad! Me alegra que te hayan contactado para participar en el programa. Espero cenar en tu restaurant algún día. ¡La comida me parece rica! Te enviaré un mail pronto. Saludos.
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