When it comes to Argentine snacks we have to admit we didn't venture too far from alfajores and facturas during our time in Buenos Aires. However, we did load up on Argentinian candy for a taste in Lima, Peru. Audrey had been feeling under the weather and lost her voice so we threw it all into our suitcases and brought it to Lima to finally try as many of these Argentinian snacks as possible. The following is a list of everything we tried:
1) Tita chocolate cookies with lemon icing inside
2) Smack chocolate wafer
3) Rhodesia lemon flavored cookie wafers
4) Shot chocolate bar with peanuts
5) Bon O Bon milk chocolate balls
6) Bon o Bon white chocolate balls
7) Bonafide Rama white chocolate sticks
8) Mantecol peanut bar
9) Dos Corazones chocolate hearts with poetry
10) Vauquita dulce de leche tablet
11) Mentitas chocolate peppermint patties
12) Bocadito Bonafide dulce de leche candy
13) Jorgito Alfajor
14) Terrabus alfajores
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Argentine Snacks and Argentinian Candy Taste Test Travel Video Transcript:
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So this afternoon we are doing an Argentine snacks taste test. So at the very end of our stay in Buenos Aires Sam and I hit up a convenience store and we tried to pick up candies, chocolate bars, cookies and just typical snacks that you can pickup for just a few dollars. So we actually meant to film that video while we were still in Argentina but unfortunately I completely lost my voice. I couldn't even speak. So we had to pack all of those snacks into our suitcase and bring them over to Peru. So they got a little bit smooshed but they should still taste the same. So today we're going to be filming that video. Sampling some Argentine snacks.
So this one here is Bocadito Bonafide and it is a wafer cookie filled with dulce de leche. Covered in chocolate.
Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Okay, this is messy. Oh wow is that like a jam? No, it is filled with dulce de leche but it is kind of liquid-y. So it has dripped all over my face and all over my hands.
So now it is time for me to try my Alfajor and this is my favorite dessert slash snack in Argentina. We've been eating Alfajores like there is no tomorrow. But mostly from Havanna and from another place so this is a brand I haven't tried yet. But I am excited about it. And when it comes out it kind of looks like, if you're from Canada or the US, it kind of looks like a wagon wheel. It has that same type of shape. And this one surprisingly didn't get too smushed in the airplane. There is another one that totally got crushed which we're not even going to put in this video because it would look awful. But we are going to try this one here.
You know what, this might be my last alfajor for months if not years because we are now gone from Argentina and I'm going to savor this one.
And last but not least we're doing one more alfajor This one is the Terrabus brand. And it says three layers of cake. It says torta so I have a feeling this should be a softer alfajor instead of cookies I'm expecting like more moist layers.
There we have it. A triple one. And look if you take a closer look you can actually see the dulce de leche in there. Do you see that? Yeah, you can. Look at that.
That is all chocolate. Chocolate filling, with dulce de leche layers in between, and then it is all bathed in chocolate again. So much chocolate. Oh my gosh. And you're so full. I'm done. It is good but I'm done. That was enough snacks guys. Out!
So that concludes our Argentine food taste test. We are stuffed, we're on a sugar high. So now it is over to you. Have you tried any foods from Argentina before? Any kinds of snacks, chocolates. Anything like that? So if you're looking to pick any of these up they're really cheap. I think everything single one of these costs less than a dollar so you can load up on these if you're in Buenos Aires or another city in Argentina. And please do let us know if you're tried them before or if any of them look good or which ones you'd like to try yourself. And remember to eat in moderation. Yes, because we need a siesta now. Don't do what we did.
This is part of our Travel in Argentina video series showcasing Argentine food, Argentine culture and Argentinian cuisine.
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
17 июл 2024
