So the other day in Mendoza, Argentina some friends and I decided to have a gold old fashioned Asado. That is, we were going to grill some meat and make a feast. Now, I'm very unaccustomed to buying meat from a butcher by weight (especially when that weight is Kilograms), and I usually just eyeball it. So when we went to the local butcher shop, I explained to the butcher that I needed meat to grill for 4 people, he said "2 Kilos" and pulled out the worlds biggest piece of meat. I'm telling you, this thing was big, juicy, and the size of a pillowcase. And then he pulled out another one. Holy Crap. I had no idea what two kilos of meat looked like, but for those in the know, it's about 4.5 lbs of meat, and it's a huge. And for four people? Get outta here. I assumed the butcher must have misunderstood me, so I kindly asked him to put one giant shank back, and we happily walked out with one kilo of delicious carne.
It got funnier though when I shared this story with my Argentine host in Cordoba, and he said "2 kilos for 4 people? that seems right." God bless Argentina, and god bless their cows.
After grilling some steaks for lunch I hit the town for the afternoon. I visited the Museo Caraffa, a modern art museum featuring a few collections from some prolific Argentine artists. One I particularly enjoyed was Marcos Lopez, a photographer. His photographs were intended to satirize the commercialization of Argentine culture (see the picture above, the last supper meets the Asado).
Another interesting exhibit featured hundreds of resin canoes, displayed in a dark room. These were to signify the voyages we take on our lives- a pros pos to my journey. Where are you going?
The Last Supper piece is amazing - love it!
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