If you are familiar with the "100-mile Diet", written by two freelance writers from Vancouver, BC, you will understand the premise of buying local and reducing your carbon footprint on Planet Earth. As part of blogging our culinary experience, we will try to get as local food as possible (although I admit, there is no way I can give up chocolate and coffee so I cannot undergo a full 100-mile diet). Since we are currently in Argentina, we will experiment with local foods here.
Figs. Yummy delicious fruit from the tree. Paired great with cheeses, cured hams such as prosciutto, or in desserts. In the neighbour's backyard, stands a beautiful tree of figs, ripe for picking. In Canada, where figs are usually imported, a pint of figs can cost you five or six dollars. I have seen figs sold in Canada for sixty-five cents each. In Argentina, we simply asked the neighbour for the excess of her figs and she generously gave us a full plastic bag of figs (I'm thinking we struck gold!). Another friend of the family offered to turn the figs into jam. The next day she returned with a litre of fig jam. The jam was sweet and creamy. Perfect for breakfast with criollos (light biscuits), fresh from the bakery three doors down.
~ Jen
Figs. Yummy delicious fruit from the tree. Paired great with cheeses, cured hams such as prosciutto, or in desserts. In the neighbour's backyard, stands a beautiful tree of figs, ripe for picking. In Canada, where figs are usually imported, a pint of figs can cost you five or six dollars. I have seen figs sold in Canada for sixty-five cents each. In Argentina, we simply asked the neighbour for the excess of her figs and she generously gave us a full plastic bag of figs (I'm thinking we struck gold!). Another friend of the family offered to turn the figs into jam. The next day she returned with a litre of fig jam. The jam was sweet and creamy. Perfect for breakfast with criollos (light biscuits), fresh from the bakery three doors down.
~ Jen
1 comment:
Hi Karen! It seems you are enjoying Argentine food a lot and you are taking advantage of living in a small town. Almost everything is fresh and you can get it just a few doors down the streen, hehehe!
I really enjoy to see my hometown through your writings!
One thing: if they told you that "criollos" are "LIGHT" buiscuits, well... don't trust them... I don't think anyone would recommend to include them in a diet!
Enjoy and get ready for your next experience in France/Belgium next month!!
JORGE
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