Suggestions needed - what to bring to US

[Stevied]

Hi all,

One of our nieces is visiting us from BA - we live in NYC. She always brings us a few things from Argentina that we can’t get here, but usually these are sweets like alfajores/titas/bonafide,etc. Since we are already well stocked on those, does anyone have suggestions on what to bring -products you like that you can’t easily get in the US. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[Sojourner]

Hi all,

One of our nieces is visiting us from BA - we live in NYC. She always brings us a few things from Argentina that we can’t get here, but usually these are sweets like alfajores/titas/bonafide,etc. Since we are already well stocked on those, does anyone have suggestions on what to bring -products you like that you can’t easily get in the US. Thanks for your suggestion.

If you have a favorite Chimi Churri you might request a few bottles be brought from Coto or Carrefour or wherever - easy to find there (everywhere), about impossible in the midwest (I can attest) and possibly NYC. Supermarkets in my area only carried some green-style versions which I tried and tossed as vinegary. Couldn't get what I wanted on Amazon either and I ended up ordering from Pampadirect.com. They had a Miami address so I assumed the products (alfajores for my wife, some candy, Chimi Churri etc.) would come from there. Not so much. Seven days (!) later a box arrives from Buenos Aires to my porch via FedEx - and this is a couple of months ago, so during the pandemic. Stickers and papers showed a route through Ezeiza to an airport in Chile I never heard of and another stop or two. Contents had been examined by customs and there was some disarray, but all was complete and in good order. Prices were a little less than I would have paid at Kroger or Amazon, and if I am remembering correctly about what I would have paid at Coto. Their website pretty much looked like a Coto minus the perishables. Shipping free if buying more than $50 U.S. I guess this is sounding like a review, so I'll give Pampasdirect five stars and maybe you can lighten the load on your niece.

 

[cafeamericano]

Some boutique wines that don't get exported much would be my choice. But only because the neighborhood parilla exceeds the weight limit.

 

[Ceviche]

Piatelli wine Reserva - The best wine of Southern Hemisphere.

 

[sts7049]

bon o bons. chimichurri is a good idea too.

 

[Sojourner]

I should have mentioned re pampadirect.com - they ship not only to the USA but to many countries (Australia, Singapore, Kuwait, UK, Canada etc. etc.). Very long list. End of review!

 

[RNelson]

You already mentioned alfajores, but you can never have too many Cachafaz Chocolate Negro and I've found the supply in Atlanta to be inconsistent (maybe they're always available in NYC).

 

[Renzi]

River Plate jerseys, the real Adidas ones, not the knock offs. They're virtually impossible to find stateside. If you're not a fan, then you can flip them on eBay at a substantial markup.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Hesperidina. So quintessentially Argentine that those who haven't forgotten about it probably never knew about it in the first place. You are most likely to find it on sale in a grocery store where the local demographic is - how can I put this delicately? - elderly.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Hesperidina%2C_botella.jpg

 

[dsp27]

If you cannot think of anything -- you probably don't need it. Enjoy the time with your nieces.
Okay fine, have them fill up those valijas with Malbec.