In my quest to discover new and exciting cultural things to share with you all, I learned that in Argentina that Sofrito is actually called Quiquirimichi…and then I started reading the blog…and I started getting hungry…so I am not gonna write anything else…I will just share the article.
In the meantime , if you know any good Argentine restaurants you can suggest…let me know in the comments section.
PS…If I were Argentino, this site would be called "Quiquirimichi for Your Soul"
Buen Provecho…
As I am,
George Torres
The Urban Jibaro
Locro de Mondongo: Argentine Soul Food
La Cupertina, at the corner of Cabrera and Godoy Cruz in the
charming Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo Viejo, is reputed to have
the best traditional Tucuman empanadas in the city. And, certainly,
they are rather good. So tasty, in fact, that we bought a dozen for
carry-out the day we left Argentina and nursed them carefully all the
way back to our freezer in Brooklyn to enjoy nostalgically a month or
so ago.
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Quiquirimichi isn’t really sofrito (maybe in a very loose definition), it’s our hot sauce from Salta in the northwest of Argentina – a blend of olive oil, lots of garlic, sweet paprika, chilies and salt – all uncooked, and used especially on top of locro but also other dishes. Generally then topped with a good handful of chopped green onions too.
Thanks for elaborating…I want to actually visit a Argentine Rest and taste it…see what the similarities are if any.
I am a student for life…
Thanks again.