A picada is a typical Argentine meal or pre-meal and perfectly fits to satisfy a growling stomach. Having it with friends is a fine Argentine tradition. Basically, a picada consists of a selection of hors d’oeuvres to munch on. It can be as simple as a few cold cuts and cheese or very opulent with many different items. This particular picada in the picture had some slices of salami (chorizo and salchichón), cured ham, cheese (Roquefort and Emmental), green and black olives (with pits), leberwurst (liver sausage), Spanish omelet (tortilla de patatas), vegs with mayonnaise and peanuts. It usually comes with bread. Oh, and don't forget to order a bottle of good red wine for you and your friends. That will make this typical Argentine dish even more authentic and tasty.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Picada à la Argentina
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Looks really good to me, I would definitely give it a try.
¿Se come despues?, un saludo
This is fantastic !!They are doing a great Job !!Unseen Rajasthan
And now I am wondering how and when the German leberwurst did come to Argentina ...
It is soon time for lunch where I am living....
This photo made me HUNGRY!! :-)
Perfect! I am ready to eat.
Looks yummy! And also looks very similar to Croatian appetizers - meat with meat along meat and just a bit more of something else :-D
Tapas!
You wouldn't need an entre after eating all this. Looks delicious.
All of that looks very tasty and I'd be most happy to try a picada. But I can't imagine being able to eat anything further!
Very nice photo!
Have a super week!
Looks like party food to me. ;-)
Goodness gracious me! Hold on, we're coming! Que approveche!
Apetitoso.
Deu fome. eheheheheheheh
Very different from the food we eat but definitely something I would love to try. :)
I love picadas! My boyfriend and I do a picada on nights when we don't feel like cooking anything. We like to drink Gancia with our picadas, but I wouldn't pass up red wine. :)
Delicious photo! Can I join you for lunch!! Happy New Year! I miss your postings! What's up? Hurry back, please!
I'm with Safe Leif - I miss you, too! Hope that all is well and that you're return to the photo blogging world soon.
mmmmmmmmm I had this in Mendoza City in a restaurant and in Buenos Aires in friend's house! LOVED IT!! It is missing a bottle of good Mendoza wine!!
Looks fantastic, we would call this a platter, I would enjoy eating from this picada specially with a nice drop of red to go with it.
Instead of wine, try beer. We usually drink beer with picadas ;)
I like your blog!
hmmmm, James that looks really good. Making me hungry. It's kind of like spanish tappas, I love tappas
If you are in Argentina, be sure to not die without eating a (dramatic music) BAGNA CAUDA.
Picadas: Be ashamed.
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