Why no canned meat?

[Bajo_cero2]

Canned salmon is usually caught wild - not farmed. No canned salmon in Argentina ...

No wild Salmon in the south hemisphere...

 

[Ries]

Argentina and Urugay used to be some of the largest suppliers of canned meat in the world. The packing plant in Fray Bentos, in Uruguay, is gigantic and it used to supply much of the British Empire.
But its closed now, for the same reason that there is no canned meat for sale in COTO- because nobody buys it anymore.

It was invented in the 1880s, more or less, when there was no common refridgerated storage.

Now that you can get fresh, frozen, and smoked meats almost everywhere on earth, canned meat is just not very popular- certainly not in Argentina, where fresh meat is available, pretty cheaply, everywhere.

The Koreans do love Spam, though. Pretty sure you could get that in Barrio Chino.

My guess is that in the provincias, far from the city, you will still find a few small general stores in the country that sell canned meat.

 

[jblaze5779]

A friend bought 2kilos of ojo de bife yesterday for $16usd. Easily 80-90 bucks in the US.

 

[Rich One]

Corned beef stew was a staple in my house growing up. Would have it for about 3 days running would just sit on the hob getting reheated!

Campbells Beef Stew was my staple , however poor ratings from NYT.

 

[UK Man]

Corned beef stew was a staple in my house growing up. Would have it for about 3 days running would just sit on the hob getting reheated!

Used to love it sliced along with steamed spring cabbage and boiled potatoes. A touch of Colemans mustard.

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Corned beef and pickled beetroot sandwiches. Corned beef pie
corned Beef hash

 

[NeoWonk]

Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam.

 

[Rich One]

Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pâté, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam.

Glad you mentioned Lobster . Where can one buy a whole lobster..? The fish place on Av. Santa Fe corner with Salguero has it ?

Any restos in BA that serve Lobster Thermidor ?

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Glad you mentioned Lobster . Where can one buy a whole lobster..? The fish place on Av. Santa Fe corner with Salguero has it ?

Any restos in BA that serve Lobster Thermidor ?

You can buy frozen lobster at Barrio Chino.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Glad you mentioned Lobster . Where can one buy a whole lobster..? The fish place on Av. Santa Fe corner with Salguero has it ?

Any restos in BA that serve Lobster Thermidor ?

I ordered Thermidor Lobster in BA a couple of times. Don't.