Tereré – mate made cold
I'm totally obsessed with yerba mate. Not only do I like drinking it, but I LOVE to see people with their mate gourds drinking it. ...
Grocery shopping in Salta
[caption id="attachment_1146" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="not exactly Whole foods"][/caption] Grocery shopping can easily be an all day activity for us. The store in the photo on...
Staying in Salta
I'm relieved and happy to report that we really love the city of Salta and plan to stay for awhile. After dragging all our suitcases...
Drinking Yerba Mate
As I explained in an earlier post, Jeff and I went to the neighborhood of La Bocca for lunch. I order the chinchulines (cow intestines)...
Yerba Mate in San Telmo
On Sundays there is a huge and I mean HUGE street market that stretches from the downtown area for block and blocks down a narrow...