Argentina is a South American nation. The country of the pampas and the gauchos. Beef and Buenos Aires are a match in the sky. Viticulture and volcanoes. Mountain villages and cosmopolitan towns. And a world-class wine and culinary scene. for rent
You can sense the scents of exquisite regional and national cuisine and fine wines that you may now enjoy around the world, all over this country. Argentina is in every sense of the phrase "Foodie Heaven!"
You may now take a big dick from the table of Argentina during an 11-day gourmet festival. Zicasso, a premium online travel reference service that links travelers with top travel professionals across the world, will help you get there.
The voyage takes you from the elegant cosmopolis of Buenos Aires to the rising mountains, crystal blue lakes and glaciers of Bariloche, and finally into the landscape of Mendoza's vineyard. Tourists may tour local food markets, take a cooking class, taste homemade food with Argentine families, learn about Argentinean new wines from across the globe, dine in a fashionable, closed-door restaurant, and chat with rising chefs who use local produce to build a new national cuisine.
The tour starts with a culinary tour guided by a chef from Buenos Aires visiting a traditional bakery, a butcher shop and a vibrant outdoor market. They will learn about distinct Argentine pastries (facturas) and different cuts of popular meats in the nation. Later, you will help your guide make crispy meat and corn empanadas in your own kitchen. A traditional meal will be provided in the evening, together with a presentation showcasing one of the most popular exports from Argentina... tango!
In the Alpine mountains of Bariloche, guests may enjoy a traditional Argentine barbeque - an asado - with a local family, situated between the jagged peaks and enormous Patagonian glaciers. They will also taste a patagonian curanto, where meats, fruits and vegetables are cooked on hot stones over an open pit. They will also sail to Lake Nahuel Huapi where glacial fjords, waterfalls and the rain forests of Valdivia will be visited. Every road curve causes "ohh" and "ahh" in this location.
The route includes stops at renowned wineries and bodegas in historical Mendoza to study the history of local viticulture. During a unique culinary class, guests can create local specialties using local ingredients such as clay oven empanadas mendocinas and caramelized fruit sweets.
This trip ends in Buenos Aires, where guests may enjoy the sights, sounds, scents and feelings of a town where cultures in Europe and Latin America clash in a twist of sights, sounds, smells and sensations. You will see excellent retail districts, cultural centres, and government structures including the amazing Casa Rosada, the pink Presidential Palace. They would also want to visit the vibrant area of "La Boca," a bunch of extremely sophisticated buildings in brilliant colours, packed up with coffees and bistro-style cafes where food and wine flow into the small hours of the morning and where the live music is contagious.
Then they eat their farewell supper in a closed-door restaurant, one of the world's trendiest food fads. In an ambience which only absolute elegance can be described, visitors may eat at Casa Coupage with Argentine high cuisine combined with chosen wines.
Guests may even spend a full day with the chef to buy for their own private meal at some of their favorite markets. They will also be able to help the chef in the preparation.
This journey is indeed a sensory overload. But one of the nicest things is that after leaving you will remember the exquisite flavors and smells. And, maybe even better, some of them you can build for yourself!