By Zach Jesberger '11
Argentina is famous worldwide for their beautiful women and their deliscious food. Though it may be impossible to discern which one is more important, I will just talk about the latter in this entry. Every single time that i told someone that i was going to spend the month of June in Argentina, their first respose is always something like, "You're gonna love the food down there!" And i do, down here it is like heaven for a teenage boy. Almost every meal has beef or some sort of meat in it, and their empañadas are delisciously addicting. They also have amazing dessert with many different tyoes of brownies, and almost everything with dulce de leche. Although these snaks and t¡desserts are very pleasing to the taste buds, the best meal that i have had by far is Asado, Argentinian barbeque. If you love meat, than this is a meal for you.
For this meal, Bryce Welborn and his host brother Ignacio came over to enjoy this famous Argentine meal. Enrique, my hosty father, was cooking outside for at least an hour, so very much effort is put into preparing this meal. Also, they don't use gas stoves for this; instead, they buy Charcoal (Carbon) and cook all of the food over an authentic grill to preserve the flavor. Now, the start of the meal. First we got tomatoes with some type of oil, along with bread that would later go together to make sandwiches. Next, Enrique brought in the Chorizo. This is very different from the spicy Mexican chorizo that we are used to at home. It isn't spicy at all, and is more like a regular sausage. Along eith this came a thick piece of provolone cheese that was cooked over the grill as well. With thiose two ingredients, plus the bread and tomatoes, we made sandwiches which were very tasty and juicy.
Bryce Welborn '11, Ignacio Llapur, Zach Jesberger '11, and Bruno Barnaba enjoy the Argentine Asado together.
Next, he brought in something that i believe was a type of blood sausage, but I'm not sure.I was soft, and kind of tasted like Iron, and was also a very dark color. I was told not to ask what it was and just eat it, so I did. For me, that was probably the only semi-bad tasting part of the meal. Next, he brought in strips of pork, ribs, and more cheese. This cooked provole seemed weird to me at first, but tastes very good. The ribs, like all ribs, were fantastic. The strips of pork, known as Matambre, wasby far my favorite part of the meal. These were extremly juicy, and the taste was unbelievable. The word Matambre actually comes for two words fused together, Mata + Hambre. This literally means to kill one's hunger. After learning that bit of information, we finished our meal, and then had some dulce de leche flavored helado. This ice cream was very rich, and anyone that likes caramel would love this flavor.
Matìas Barnaba, Ignacio Llapur, Bruno Barnaba, Bryce Welborn '11, Mariano Barnaba, and Zach Jesberger '11 are very satidfied with their Dulce de leche flavored ice cream.
This is Argentina's most famous meal, and for a good reason. Afterwards, we followed the meal by watching The Simpsons in Spanish. It is very funny to us how different their voiuces are, especially Homer and Flanders. Anyways, if you ever get the chance to eat Asado, i strongly recommend it.
Bryce Welborn '11, Ignacio Llapur, Zach Jesberger '11, and Bruno Barnaba laugh at the Spanish version of the Simpsons after their meal.
By Zach Jesberger '11
Argentina is famous worldwide for their beautiful women and their deliscious food. Though it may be impossible to discern which one is more important, I will just talk about the latter in this entry. Every single time that i told someone that i was going to spend the month of June in Argentina, their first respose is always something like, "You're gonna love the food down there!" And i do, down here it is like heaven for a teenage boy. Almost every meal has beef or some sort of meat in it, and their empañadas are delisciously addicting. They also have amazing dessert with many different tyoes of brownies, and almost everything with dulce de leche. Although these snaks and t¡desserts are very pleasing to the taste buds, the best meal that i have had by far is Asado, Argentinian barbeque. If you love meat, than this is a meal for you.
For this meal, Bryce Welborn and his host brother Ignacio came over to enjoy this famous Argentine meal. Enrique, my hosty father, was cooking outside for at least an hour, so very much effort is put into preparing this meal. Also, they don't use gas stoves for this; instead, they buy Charcoal (Carbon) and cook all of the food over an authentic grill to preserve the flavor. Now, the start of the meal. First we got tomatoes with some type of oil, along with bread that would later go together to make sandwiches. Next, Enrique brought in the Chorizo. This is very different from the spicy Mexican chorizo that we are used to at home. It isn't spicy at all, and is more like a regular sausage. Along eith this came a thick piece of provolone cheese that was cooked over the grill as well. With thiose two ingredients, plus the bread and tomatoes, we made sandwiches which were very tasty and juicy.
Bryce Welborn '11, Ignacio Llapur, Zach Jesberger '11, and Bruno Barnaba enjoy the Argentine Asado together.
Next, he brought in something that i believe was a type of blood sausage, but I'm not sure.I was soft, and kind of tasted like Iron, and was also a very dark color. I was told not to ask what it was and just eat it, so I did. For me, that was probably the only semi-bad tasting part of the meal. Next, he brought in strips of pork, ribs, and more cheese. This cooked provole seemed weird to me at first, but tastes very good. The ribs, like all ribs, were fantastic. The strips of pork, known as Matambre, wasby far my favorite part of the meal. These were extremly juicy, and the taste was unbelievable. The word Matambre actually comes for two words fused together, Mata + Hambre. This literally means to kill one's hunger. After learning that bit of information, we finished our meal, and then had some dulce de leche flavored helado. This ice cream was very rich, and anyone that likes caramel would love this flavor.
Matìas Barnaba, Ignacio Llapur, Bruno Barnaba, Bryce Welborn '11, Mariano Barnaba, and Zach Jesberger '11 are very satidfied with their Dulce de leche flavored ice cream.
This is Argentina's most famous meal, and for a good reason. Afterwards, we followed the meal by watching The Simpsons in Spanish. It is very funny to us how different their voiuces are, especially Homer and Flanders. Anyways, if you ever get the chance to eat Asado, i strongly recommend it.
Bryce Welborn '11, Ignacio Llapur, Zach Jesberger '11, and Bruno Barnaba laugh at the Spanish version of the Simpsons after their meal.
By Zach Jesberger '11
Enjoyed reading your article....Hopefully your getting creative with your workouts. I'm sorry for not getting a workout to you before you left. To many things to do, not enough time to get them done. I hope you are enjoying yourself, the team is working hard, but I need to see if I could trade in some time for an immersion trip??????? Adios from BCP, go Broncos!!
God Bless,
Coach G
Zach,
what the hell is a "hosty father?" kidding. thanks for the vivid description of the meal and preparation that went into it. puts the reader in the moment. the pictures complement the story as well, and it seems you all are having a good time. continue to enjoy! --Mr Walsh