Food El calafate The cuisine of this beautiful destination is a magical fusion of elements that achieve incomparable and indescribable flavors that fall in love with your most sensitive senses.
El Calafate, and much of Argentina, is a region that is influenced by great cultures, in which also the traditions of the Mapuche natives who inhabited the area, have combined to achieve what is one of the finest cuisines the Patagonian region. Their dishes are as varied and exquisite, among which may be mentioned the preparations of wild boar and trout with ingredients such as mushrooms, raspberries, blackberries, local herbs and fruit tree Calafate. As in all Patagonia trout and Patagonian lamb are one of the main dishes.
The Patagonian lamb is a baby lamb can be roasted or cooked on the grill and served with traditional chimichurri sauce, pureed leeks and a delicious side dish of sauteed vegetables. The patagónica trout on the contrary, is prepared from a mixture of spinach, onions, mushrooms and blue cheese used as filler for trout. The region usually accompany entrees with traditional sauerkraut, a European dish of sausages and pork. Also very traditional cold cuts, cheeses and delicious goat and cow. Another delicious dish is lamb with mint, which is cooked in the oven and seasoned with delicious mint sauce and red wine; Trout en papillote, which is filled with chunks of tomato and bacon cooked in the oven.
Another of the delights that can be enjoyed in El Calafate is the * Andean rabbit *, whose flesh is passed in flour and fried in pan bathed in a delicate tomato sauce, orange zest and white wine, and served accompanied by potatoes sprinkled with ground almonds.

To fully enjoy the exquisite typical food of El Calafate Argentina, you should also try their delicious desserts like red fruit crumble with ice cream, a delicious base pay blackberries, currants, raspberries and blackberries served with ice cream. You can also enjoy delicious rosehip, which is prepared based on the flower of the same name with sugar. Also chocolates filled with caramel and homemade jams and sweets are ideal for sweetening any palate.

Serve a plate with a nice red wine or microbrews * famous * from barley, malt and hops, are excellent choices and a legacy that can not miss.

In El Calafate there are a variety of restaurants and different specialties, among which you will find pizzerias, grills and teahouses. * The restaurant * Tabilita, you will conquer with specialties such as Patagonian lamb; Gumtree * and * restaurant offers an extensive menu of Argentinean dishes and pizzas.

LAMB PATAGÓNICO

The Patagonian region produces more than 15,000 tons of mutton of excellent quality that are sold in most of the world’s most demanding markets, like the European Union.
The traditional “Patagonian lamb” is an animal kept at the foot of his mother reaching between 60 and 90 days of age live weight ranging from 19 to 24 kilos. After dressing the animal produces cattle ranging from 8 to 12 kilos.
The most common cuts are loin, rack, rack, pallet chair leg.

Lamb Meat Patagonia has recognized features world as it is lean, tender and delicious taste. This is due to the extensive breeding a pure field of natural pastures, where the country’s best butchers lambs produced.