Eating Pizza in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The world of food in Argentina is as much of a melting pot as it is our society. Immigrants from around the globe found another land of opportunities way south the Equator when the United States was developing in the North.

Spanish and Italian were the strongest influences back in the days were the nation was being constructed. After a century of development and evolution the Argentine society is still a wholesome rainbow of cultures societies, all of which chip in their own features to the great Argentine feel.

It may seem like a forced comparison, but food can be a strong standard upon which historical comparisons can be made. It’s because this cultural nourishing activity mostly finds its ways through contradictions and evolves accordingly to the mainstream line.

Argentines are known for their passion for "asado", grilled meat of all kinds. Statistics even position Argentina atop the list of meat eating countries, in which the average percentage of consume per individual is overwhelming. However this does not mean that all we eat is meat all the time. The strong Italian influence is evident when we check upon the food pantheon for Argentines: Meat, Pizza and Pasta. Being the last two strongly Italian.

Our Pizza is Argentine-Italian Pizza. I don’t think there’s still a country around the world in which pizza is not a hit, a top choice within good and fast food! At the same time, each country has added and takes out some ingredients, changed a bit the flavor and transformed it from foreign to national food "property".

For worldwide pizza lovers, in Argentina Pizzeria "Las Cuartetas" is home to one of the best pizzas ever! This is a typically 1940s restaurant that has changed little from those early days, still using their original oven, still working out pizza in the traditional ingredient way… Still, in this place the celebrity of the show is the food, not the atmosphere, not the location, not the background music. In this huge closed space that without trying (for they’ve maintained the original style, not because they chose to upgrade to the retro trendy style at peak at the moment) is oddly interesting. Hundreds of tables, a light green paint on the wall, some hanging plants and many, many customers chatting and eating fade away the minute you take a bite of this wonderful pizza. This is not fat free, not organic, not trendy, it’s original, savory and simple yet fantastic.

A feast to the senses, a treat to the palate, a wonderful traditional eating experience that is a must these days.

Bob Frassinetti. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bob Frassinetti, art dealer and journalist
Art and Antiques from Argentina, the know how