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How can the food here be so bad ?

Is there any certified brands or way to know that certain beef is grass fed? How do people know the difference at the butcher?
You have to have a very good and honest carniceria. But my wife can spot it. Grass fed is different color compared to the really bright pink of grain fed beef. Grass fed has less marbling than grain fed.

Aves Argentinas and Fundación Vida Silvestre are developing a "grassland beef" label for their beef.

Certain places like Don Julio always use grass-fed as evidenced by their prices and good taste.
 
Grass fed has less mar

Grass fed beef will have less fat and less marbling, and is a deeper red (almost burgundy) color. Not always foolproof, but if it's bright red it's probably corn fed.
Yes this is what the chef at Don Julio's told me. One night I had the opportunity to ask him and he was showing me and he said exactly what Dave and Vince are saying. I wonder why Kobe beef has so much marbling.
 
Yes this is what the chef at Don Julio's told me. One night I had the opportunity to ask him and he was showing me and he said exactly what Dave and Vince are saying. I wonder why Kobe beef has so much marbling.
Kobe beef's marbling is from it's unique genetics. Wagyu cattle where Kobe beef come from have a lot of marbling that is very intense. The muscles of the cow have a lot of fat. This has been like this for centuries. They have a special diet that is rich in grains that make them get fat. They don't let them them run around much.

Kobe beef is the best tasting by a long shot. But also the most expensive too.
 
You have to have a very good and honest carniceria. But my wife can spot it. Grass fed is different color compared to the really bright pink of grain fed beef. Grass fed has less marbling than grain fed.

Aves Argentinas and Fundación Vida Silvestre are developing a "grassland beef" label for their beef.

Certain places like Don Julio always use grass-fed as evidenced by their prices and good taste.
I went to a ton of steak places and I thought Don Julio was the best and it wasn't close. I met some friends that buy meat there and it is also expensive but quality is super high end.

 
I went to a ton of steak places and I thought Don Julio was the best and it wasn't close. I met some friends that buy meat there and it is also expensive but quality is super high end.

I agree on quality. This is where my local friends buy beef when they do asados. I asked them if the price difference was worth it and they said it is night and day vs. others. All grass fed and their own ranches. I didn't know about genetics but they say that has a big part of quality in the beef. Had no clue.
 
My friends just BA and they also complained about food in general here at some restaurants. I don't think anyone can argue there are some gems in BA but they were going to non touristy places and their comment was that the food was flavorless here. They thought the chicken here had no flavor compared to their other trips during their trips in the area. They went to Brazil and Peru too and only complained about Argentina.
 
My friends just BA and they also complained about food in general here at some restaurants. I don't think anyone can argue there are some gems in BA but they were going to non touristy places and their comment was that the food was flavorless here. They thought the chicken here had no flavor compared to their other trips during their trips in the area. They went to Brazil and Peru too and only complained about Argentina.
Quality has gone downhill. You have to stick to the free range chicken in Argentina for best quality.
 
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It is a crime what many of these restaurants are charging now. Prices are very dear now. Smaller portion sizes and prices higher than most places on the planet in Buenos Aires. Especially outrageous is Asian restaurants.
 
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They have many great pasta restaurants and Italian food. Great steaks but there are also BA's fair share of places with low quality food. I have found while traveling other countries have more flavorful food. Food can be on the bland side here plus they don't like many spices or spicy food at all. I get this comment from friends that visit here.
 
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