Come join us as we visit El Palacio de la Papa Frita (The Palace of French Fries) in Buenos Aires, Argentina to sample some of the best fried potato dishes in the city. After a recommendation from a RU-vid viewer (who left a comment in a recent video), we made the trek over here to order a piping hot basket of assorted french fries and other kinds of fried potatoes. The food was amazing and so was the price - a true budget eat in Buenos Aires. If you'd like to go yourself notice the address below:
El Palacio de la Papa Frita
Address: Lavalle 737, C1047AAO CABA, Argentina
Phone:+54 11 4393-5849
Open Monday through Sunday from 11AM to 1AM.
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El Palacio de la Papa Frita: the best french fries in Buenos Aires Travel Video Transcript:
So for today's lunch we are eating at El Palacio de la Papa Frita. That is the French Fry Palace. And actually here they specialize in potatoes. Fried potatoes. And they have so many different varieties. So what we've done is order a basket, as a bit of a sampler, showcasing the best of the best.
The potatoes have arrived. Yes, do you want to tell us how found this place? Yeah, um, one of the great things about our RU-vid channel is the community we have around it. We so appreciate everyone who watches our videos and even more so for people who leave comments. And they give helpful tips of restaurants and place to go to. So this was a recommendation from a recent comment and we realized hey this is not too far from our place. We were kind of craving. Let's check it out. Let's eat some potatoes. We're kind of craving potatoes so here we are.
So enough yackity yack yack. Let's actually try these. Okay, so the most famous potato that they have here is called papa souffle. And as you can see it is like blown-up like a little bubble. And they're kind of secretive about how these are made. I've heard a few different theories. Some people say it is because they soak the potatoes in cold water and then fry them. Other people have told me that they use really high heat when they're cooking them and that results in like a little bubble potato. Um, so yeah, I don't actually know the truth. So if you know the truth leave us a little comment. Um, but actually I remember trying these potatoes when I first moved to Argentina. When I was six years old. And I love these. I just thought it was the coolest thing ever. Bubble potatoes, so it is nice to be having them again.
Okay, and the one have right there is called Rejilla which means fence. It can mean a few different things but let's go with fence. Yes, it does look like a fence. Criss-crossed. Yeah, it is criss-crossed. Nice texture there. Yeah, it looks like a crinkle chip here.
Okay, so this is a more familiar potato. This one is called Papa Baston. Which means like a stick or a cane. And it just looks like a regular french fry. Maybe a little bit thicker.
Alright, and the last one for me to try here is the Noisette. It just looks like a tiny little ball. A little marble. A little marble. There you go.
Yeah, so what is this? This here is the Chorizo. That is basically a gigantic sausage. Look at how big that is. And I'm really enjoying this. I took a bite of mine so far and like that is is very lean meat. It doesn't have chunks of fat and sometimes you get Chorizo with these nasty chewy balls. Wow, they really know how to do their sausages here in Argentina.
And you're eating it the proper Argentine way with Chimichurri. You can't have meat without Chimichurri.
Okay, let's talk about price point then. So in total that meal came to 200 Pesos. So the chorizo sausage were 50 each and the fries were 90. So actually, so sorry that is 190 then. Yeah, not bad. So really good value. I mean that is like $13 US dollars and we were stuffed. The two of us couldn't even finish that. So, I can't recommend this place more highly. Like this was an awesome suggestion from a RU-vid viewer and definitely if you have a chance to come here do it. Eat some potatoes and get stuffed.
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.
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
2 июн 2016
