Eating Empanadas in Buenos Aires 

Empanadas are the one snack we've been having fun lunch in Argentina and Chile nearly at least once a week if not more. While in Buenos Aires we discovered a restaurant claiming to be 'the Queen of the Empanadas' and with a bold statement like that we had to check it out. We ordered five different empanadas and a soda siffon to share. Come find out whether or not these empanadas deserve such high praise.
La Americana (La Reina de las Empanadas)
Av. Corrientes y Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4371-0202 (6:30AM to 2:30AM)
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Eating Empanadas in Buenos Aires Travel Video Transcript:
It is lunchtime. Our favorite time of day. Today we're eating at a place called La Americana. And the slogan is La Reina de las Empanadas. The queen of the empanadas, so that is exactly what we're going to be trying. We've ordered a sampler plate with five different ones and that should be coming really soon.
So La Americana, the name of this restaurant, is actually a little bit of a misnomer because they specialize in more like traditional hearty types of fare. Yeah, like pizza and empanadas. You won't be finding hot dogs or hamburgers. No, nothing like that. No, it is not American. And this is one of these cool longstanding restaurants that is located on Avenida Corrientes. Yeah, the theatre district area.
What is that fancy little thing you've got over there. Alright, so this is pretty cool. It is called soda sifon. And it is basically soda water and I guess they just prepare it here. Honestly, I don't know the technicalities. I don't know how you make soda water. Well, that is obviously the device that makes it work. But yeah, so then you just go like this. Oh, it is leaking. You've got soda. I do have soda. La la la. Look at those bubbles. Isn't that cool. Salut! Isn't it bad luck to toast with just water? Probably is. It tastes like soda water.
They have arrived. Yes, and I think we may have ordered one too many because these are massive. Two or three too many. These are gigantic.
Um, but anyway let's dig right in. I'm going to start with this one right here. This one is called Cuyanita. It is a meat empanada that has been deep-fried. So let's just cut into it first so you can see the filling.
There we go. It is steaming. So you can see the beef there, there is a green olive and also a bit of egg. I'm going to have to wait for this to cool down. I think it is fresh out of the deep fryer to be honest. It is burning my fingers. Blow on your food.
But have a look. The meat is kind of juicy. It is really nice and also the dough is made with lard. So you kind of get like a salty greasiness coming through which probably isn't healthy but it tastes amazing.
And which one are you trying next? I'm trying Criolla which is also a meat one but apparently this one is baked as opposed to fried. So let's dissect that here. Oh, look you can see the juices. The juices are coming out.
So next up I'm going to try one that is called Pastel de Choclo which technically isn't an empanada. It is round and it looks more like a pastry.
So this one is a lot flakier if you can see the dough it has lots of layers. It is like Mille-feuille.
Um, and yeah you can see the corn right there. It is very buttery. You can feel it. Let's take a big bite. To me it looks like a cross between a Danish and a Croissant.
It is time for another. Which one are you having next? Yes, I am having the tuna one. The atún one. And much like the one you just tried this one has a texture more or like a pastry or a croissant.
Well, well was that a good choice for lunch? Yeah, that was an awesome surprise. I mean, we though the empanadas would be good here but we didn't know how good they'd be. They were spectacular. And they're very affordable too. Between 19 to 26 Pesos. So that is not a lot of money at all. I mean, you're looking at less than $2 US dollars between 1 to 2 US dollars about 1.50 to 2.00 US dollars. It is really good value. So yeah, come check it out. La Americana on Avenida Corrientes. Yes.
This is part of our Travel in Argentina series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Argentine culture, Argentine arts, Argentine foods, Argentine religion, Argentine cuisine and Argentine people.
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