Unfortunately, Ben´s and my enthusiam for Argentine parrilla went a bit too far last week at the beach. Across the street from our hostel, there was a small mom´n´pop place, Lo de Quito, that we tried our first night in town. It had the promise of being authentic, tasty and cheap. We decided to splurge on the parrillada para dos (barbeque for two), in which a small grill is brought to your table with various cuts of beef. Mostly expecting variations of loins, ribs and steak, we were served everything but: morcilla (blood sausage), something that tasted like the liver, the entrails, and chinchulines (the intestines), which by far were the worst. Imagine eating cow flavored rubber bands. A dry chicken breast even made it onto the grill. We tried everything once, but our North American appetites will probably stick with the safe lomos (loins) in the future.
We´re off to Iguazu Falls this weekend!
