Food revolution bypasses Buenos Aires

[nikad]

Trying to go back to the original topic: There are many different options and ethnic places that recreate different cuisines with more or less talent.
I think that generally expats are regarded as snob when they say that they crave for good Thai, or Chinese, or Sushi, or Vietnamese, etc, basically because for Argentines in general any ethnic cuisine is regarded as snob and pretentious ( well, the crazy prices do not help to make them any more popular ) and fail to understand that in many other countries ethnic cuisine is as popular and even cheap as a slice of pizza.
Think that for example McDonalds only made it to the country in the mid 80´s. Chinese food only got accepted in the early 90´s, sushi only showed up in the late 90´s, etc. I remember when I used to be one of the very few that would go to the Chinese neighborhood in Belgrano: it was 2 blocks, 3 stores, no Argentines buying anything or even wondering around... and that was just 14 yrs ago! I used to roll my own sushi back then as no restaurants would serve it.

 

[Moxon]

Blondie, calling anybody an ignorant is not in my book good manners... I enjoy discussions, corrections, etc, but with respect.

...see, if the quote was ignorant, that quote was made by somebody - me in this case, a quote to be such has to be associated to the speaker, so if you call my quote ignorant, then you also call me ignorant...

Yes, but still, attributing the ignorance directly to someone would still be more rude, say for instance:

Moxon, I honestly think you don´t have a clue really

I enjoy discussions, corrections etc too, but I'm still waiting for this particular correction from you Nikad.

 

[blondie]

If we were to kiss and make up just a little bit more Nikad, I have to say I meant just that particular statement, as Napoleon laid it out, and I didn't mean to say anything about you as a person (as I obviously dont know you). But I can se why it came off as being a bit rude... Some people differ alot between opinion and person, some, don't, I guess.

 

[RWS]

Hey, in the States, pizza's still generally regarded as ethnic cuisine! (It certainly isn't traditional American food.) And, at least around here -- and I live in an area thickly populated by recent Italian immigrants and their descendants -- it's certainly regarded as a cheap treat, much as some of my Argentine acquaintances seem to regard pizza there in Bs.As.; so the attitude can change.

 

[nikad]

Yes, but still, attributing the ignorance directly to someone would still be more rude, say for instance:

I enjoy discussions, corrections etc too, but I'm still waiting for this particular correction from you Nikad.

I must admit that was not a happy reply... I apologise for that

 

[Napoleon]

as Napoleon laid it out, and I didn't mean to say anything about you as a person

As Blondie pointed out, Napoleon is right. In fact he is almost always right. That's just one of the truths about Buenos Aires that most people have come to accept.

 

[Moxon]

I wasn't really after an apology, I was more interested in your different take on that thread - anyway, we are approaching 100 posts and this is going off topic again.

 

[nikad]

Hey, in the States, pizza's still generally regarded as ethnic cuisine! (It certainly isn't traditional American food.) And, at least around here -- and I live in an area thickly populated by recent Italian immigrants and their descendants -- it's certainly regarded as a cheap treat, much as some of my Argentine acquaintances seem to regard pizza there in Bs.As.; so the attitude can change.

I guess then pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs are ethnic cuisine that has been widely assimilated here in Arg. The rest is generally considered as snob if you crave for it ( unfortunately ) Such is the case of Middle Eastern cuisine: there have been restaurants in the city for at least 30 years, yet they only got popular among people that are not of Middle Eastern ascendance a few years ago.

 

[nikad]

I wasn't really after an apology, I was more interested in your different take on that thread - anyway, we are approaching 100 posts and this is going off topic again.

Well, it deserved one anyway And I am trying to get back on topic: Do you think most large cities have assimilated ethnic cuisines? What about Bombay, Moscow, Athens, etc? Which cities are really cosmopolite regarding food?

 

[nikad]

Ok, so now if you are craving for some variety, I am just reading on my Facebook that California Burrito Co has opened their second restaurant in Palermo and are serving free burritos for the day ( I might try to make it there sometime during the day! )

This is what they posted on their page:
BURRITOS GRATIS EN PALERMO SI MENCIONAS FACEBOOK! HOY Y MANANA TODO EL DIA. Godoy Cruz 1781!



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