On day 2, I joined a hostel tour to La Boca. As part of a tour, we were offered the option of a sausage sandwich, a meat sandwich or pasta. I think I was the only person who ordered pasta. :P Why am I eating pasta? Because I can’t eat steak consecutively. It’s too much for my little Asian body to handle, especially after 20 years of a lot of pork and chicken. Surprisingly, that pasta was good. I order rose sauce, which obviously I had no idea what it was. I think it was tomato cream sauce, but it was absolutely delicious. The fettuccini was definitely freshly made, and perfectly cooked. I have to say, this might actually be one of the best pasta I ever had in my life. In Buenos Aires. I guess they have a good Italian community here.

For dinner, I visited Palermo for this restaurant well known for its wine selection. I ordered half a steak tenderloin, ready to treat myself to a three course meal at least once in Buenos Aires. First came my salad. Then came my tenderloin. It was surprisingly small, but I wasn’t complaining. That just means more room for dessert. The waiter poured me some Malbec and the moment the wine filled my mouth, I stopped the waiter and asked to see the bottle. That has got to be one of the best red wines I ever tasted. I have tasted good Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley, and was blown away at how good it was, especially since I’m not a big cabernet person. But Malbec. Malbec is my kind of wine. The kind you can sit with friends and drink all night kind of wine. Absolutely perfect. What I had next blew my mind. Recommended by the waiter, I was met by a giant tiramisu on a big plate and a small glass of malbec dessert wine. Again I tried the wine. O M G. It was like reducing a bottle of wine into that small glass. It was fruity, sweet, strong yet not overpowering. And the tiramisu. Oh my. It could have been the wine, but I swear that was one of the best tiramisu I ever had in my life. It was a perfect pairing.