tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post5144652196914407627..comments2024-03-04T14:38:57.615-05:00Comments on Live from Waterloo: EmpanadasGabrielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518586278759253084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-61955266742139125762007-07-05T11:29:00.000-04:002007-07-05T11:29:00.000-04:00Perhaps one day, they would discover that empanada...Perhaps one day, they would discover that empanadas is better than Mc Burger Subway.ricardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-64474001033432823592007-07-05T11:32:00.000-04:002007-07-05T11:32:00.000-04:00Believe me, people here already know. Even when my...Believe me, people here already know. Even when my Aussie or Belgian co-workers come, they ask me if my wife could take care of their lunches, so they don't have to go looking for 'bad food'.<br><br>If she could only prepare the 'facturas' she used to bake back in Argentina... But her pastafrolas and alfajores are still out of this world.Gabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-67396147389424562192007-07-05T16:46:00.000-04:002007-07-05T16:46:00.000-04:00Maybe you are in the wrong activity sector, how a...Maybe you are in the wrong activity sector, how about to start a new concept of Argentinian food business? <br>I am not talking about the traditional restaurant.<br>Fast delivery, healty, great taste, maybe frozen products, a single box for the whole week to keep in the client's fridge. <br>Think about it...<br>BR<br>ArturoArturonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-73396750118560334042007-07-06T05:09:00.000-04:002007-07-06T05:09:00.000-04:00Have we thought about it!!!!But it takes time, Art...Have we thought about it!!!!<br><br>But it takes time, Arturo... It'll happen, though.Gabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-24323441793849656122007-07-06T06:10:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:10:00.000-04:00The problem is that not everything could be extrap...The problem is that not everything could be extrapolated (transferred)to here. <br><br>Sometimes I go to a restaurant in Quebec where I eat some grilled meat (very delicious) and it is empty. Besides, there is another one, EggsQuizz (English breakfast more or less). It is full everytime. They cost the same and you eat better in the first one. This is a question of culture. That is OUR answer to some of our questions. <br><br>Ricardo<br>Sorry, it takes me some time to logg in GabrielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-88639080338725674152007-07-06T06:33:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:33:00.000-04:00You are right Ricardo,The trully original taste no...You are right Ricardo,<br>The trully original taste normally is not appreciated.<br>You have to blend the local one with the original to find a good seller product.<br>For example, Mc'Donalds offers HOT, really hot chili sauce in their mexican restaurants, when they included that option into the burgers, sales soared.<br>Same thing in other places.<br>Here in Quebec you should sell 'Empanadas avec poutine' !! <br><br>ArturoArturonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-1801214091606917392007-07-06T06:42:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:42:00.000-04:00McDonald's and Burger King have the burger wit...McDonald's and Burger King have the burger with ham, cheese and a fried egg in Argentina. It's the most common thing down there, but I haven't seen it anywhere else.<br><br>But as I said in a previous post called <a href="http://lfwaterloo.blogspot.com/2007/04/am.html" rel="nofollow">Ñam</a>, they added an egg to my burger the moment I asked for it. And boy was it good...<br><br>I agree, most restaurants have to adapt to the local taste. A Chinese restaurant here will serve you food that won't look at all like the one you would get from a Chinese restaurant in Argentina... Still, I am always looking for those who are close to the 'real thing'.Gabrielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29401367.post-33767673234823716462007-07-06T06:43:00.000-04:002007-07-06T06:43:00.000-04:00Poutine is nothing different than french fries, ch...Poutine is nothing different than french fries, cheese and a sauce.<br><br>When I look Italian poutine, it makes me laugh. Italian ajjajajajaj.<br><br>RicardoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com