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  • hello and greetings from the very bottom of  argentina in today's video we're going to be  

  • showing you where to eat in ushuaia because  you're going to need your energy for all the  

  • hikes and activities you can do there you may  be wondering what the food is like at the end  

  • of the world and it turns out it features  a lot of seafood and it's quite delicious  

  • i've never seen you be shy around  dessert sam let's be honest here  

  • we'll be trying everything from squid ink ravioli  to king crab casserole and cod with blue cheese  

  • sauce to seafood pasta you can never have too much  cheese plus there will also be plenty of wine beer  

  • and desserts to go along with everything you  know what it reminds me of what our wedding cake  

  • so bring your appetite and let's kick off this  ushuaia food tour trying argentine cuisine.

  • first up we're taking you tolocal tavern with a nautical theme  

  • this place is called taverna del viejolo

  • well guys time for food we have come to a place  that was recommended by our new local friends  

  • that we met on the street they said this is one  of their top three favorite restaurants in ushuaia  

  • it is called taberna del viejolo the tavern of the  old wolf yeah and it is the southernmost tavern in  

  • the world yeah pretty cool we're sitting at like  these tables that look like old barrels it has a  

  • strong sailor theme i would say and food  wise we have ordered the monster picada  

  • it's meant to be a snack but it's gonna belot of food like we're getting different deli  

  • meats cheeses we're getting shrimp calamari it's  mostly seafood isn't it fries yeah lots of seafood  

  • mussels so that's coming and we are very  very hungry so let's get to it it looks  

  • amazing the feast of feasts has arrived we have  a double table basically oh yeah double tabla  

  • so over here we have various kinds of seafood  yes and over here we have more cold cuts  

  • and fries shrimp over here uh-huh and then this is  chicken yes we have king crab breaded cream crab  

  • jamon crudo regular ham cheese and some peppers  and tomatoes yeah and then three different dipping  

  • sauces let's start with the shrimp paste  the shrimp peas are plump let me tell you

  • oh yeah spread it to perfection crispy on the  outside and then the juiciness of the shrimp  

  • as you bite into it you gotta love that and then  the king crab cakes these are my favorite so far  

  • oh those are just delectable there's just suchnice mushy mash inside it's a bit cheesy too isn't  

  • that yeah they're like croquettes king crab  purple oh my gosh it's so good one more bite  

  • this is a whole lot of food we've got dessert on  our mind we've got a work cut out for us with this  

  • my dessert guys i got the one that's called  busted chaka it looks like a vanilla cake with two  

  • fillings i have a layer of dust which is like the  the famous caramel spread made with milk and sugar  

  • yeah and then another layer that is whipped  cream with peaches and then on top i have  

  • more cream and little bits of crushed  meringue so it's like a triple layer cake

  • i have to try and get a bit of everything  so hold on this is half the bite

  • and the other half we take our our food sampling  seriously guys and this is really good is it you  

  • know what it reminds me of what our wedding  cake oh wow remember we had our wedding yeah  

  • the nostalgic wedding cake yes this is what we got  interesting this is also my dad's favorite type of  

  • cake so well it's too bad he wasn't here to try  it with us he would love it well if you went for  

  • wedding cake i'm going for something just about  as opposite as a wedding cake this looks like a  

  • slab almost like a brownie but apparently this  is it's also a de leche layer with a coconut on  

  • the bottom i'm not sure what that is i'm curious  to see what it's like on the inside so dig on in  

  • and oh my gosh i think that might be pure dulce de  leche no or something sort of like that oh my gosh  

  • like a mousse a goosey lichen mousse  that's what it is a bit of a spongy gelatin  

  • like taste but with dulce de leche flavor  yeah thick layer of coconut at the bottom  

  • wow some crumbs man that is good and what's that  on the middle are you gonna take a bite of that  

  • is that a ball of juice a coconut ball a coconut  ball wow very good very decadent guys looks tasty  

  • next up we visited a restaurant called bodegon  fuegino which specializes in hearty dishes  

  • perfect for those cool days  here at the bottom of the world  

  • wine is sealed yes we've found a fantastic  little festive polygon called fragino  

  • and we are having a familiar favorite  alma maura malbec probably one of our  

  • favorite table ones it's not expensive it's not  reserved but it's just a very nice reliable wine  

  • and all right our mains have arrived what  do you got they sure have so i got the cod  

  • with blue cheese with roquefort the cheese  is melted all over the fish nice and creamy  

  • it just like melts in your mouth it's so soft so  tender and i got the pumpkin mash to go along with  

  • it which is so sweet and creamy and fluffy so  overall we're off to a great start now time for  

  • sam's meal very excited about lunch here i've got  a chicken breast with a mushroom sauce yeah gravy  

  • chunks of mushroom and a little quiche a little  quiche to go with that exciting times on the plate  

  • on the plate it's a party on a plate that's a  party on the plan we grab a little bite here  

  • let me get a bit of everything mushrooms  mix it in with the gravy the perfect bite

  • this is a comfort food you guys when you go tobulldog in argentina and you get comfort food just  

  • like this guys for dessert we got the calafate ice  cream and as we've told you a million times if you  

  • eat calafate you will return to patagonia so we've  been eating it and the other thing we've told you  

  • a million times it probably tastes a bit likeblueberry yes and blackberry so we've been having  

  • it like in jams and cocktails and desserts all  sorts of dishes yeah it is a patagonian delight

  • you may recognize this next  restaurant it's called isabel  

  • and it's a small chain of restaurants  specializing in food cooked on the plow  

  • yes i'm referring to the discs on farming  equipment it's a traditional way of cooking  

  • that has been adapted to modern times and you  find it a lot here in argentina here cheers

  • how is it oh it's delicious it's the local beer  here named after the beagle channel obviously  

  • very very good i ended up getting the red you  got the blonde yeah super refreshing actually  

  • you know what we over dressed so we kind of  arrived here sweating a little bit and we're  

  • both really thirsty so having an ice cold beer is  just uh perfect at this exact moment it is bread  

  • and beer time and check out this beautiful  loaf in front of us this is actually our  

  • third time eating at one of these isabelle  restaurants yeah where you get food cooked  

  • on the plow i think they call it what's  very different this time is we are  

  • having something that's exclusive to ushuaia  king crab here we go the food is here the crab  

  • my friends the crab we've got like shredded  bits of crab but also whole chunks yeah so

  • it's a dish with rice it has peppers it has  onions and we ordered it with parmesan cheese  

  • but you also had the option of paprika or saffron  oh man how was it this is so delicious and  

  • tomatoes did i mention tomatoes it is just suchlovely dish and like i mentioned you can only get  

  • the king crab version of this dish here in ushuaia  argentina it's my lucky day it's a lucky day guys  

  • nice and cheesy nice and cheesy that's  so juicy and tender too isn't it  

  • yes it's mouth watering  how's mild water delectable  

  • tantalizing this restaurant is like an institution  in patagonia here in argentina and for it to be  

  • so good and el calafate and to have a unique  dish here in usual this is a must must visit  

  • restaurant if you're going to both cities yes  absolutely what a meal we feasted like kings  

  • we sure did it's like one of those meals  that you'll remember for a very long time

  • for our next meal we came back to isabel  because that's how much we love this restaurant  

  • this time around we wanted  to try their seafood pasta  

  • deja vu indeed so we are back from our excursion  we were starving and we came to the same  

  • restaurant where we ate yesterday um it's called  isabel right across from the harbour and this is  

  • our fourth time eating at isabel twice in calafate  twice here in ushuaia we love their food we do and  

  • today we've ordered seafood with spaghetti andcream sauce yeah it's time for the maine i'm so  

  • excited for this so this is basically um a mixture  of different kinds of seafoods you got your  

  • spaghetti and your cream sauce some vegetables as  well i'm gonna grab a piece for the shrimp here

  • all right some kind of good i'm kind of good  that shrimp was super juicy i love the sauce  

  • and there's there's a lot more seasoning and  vegetables than i was anticipating too so  

  • it's gonna be a really nice dinner  

  • last but not least we ate at kwar they have some  outstanding pasta and risotto dishes and wait  

  • until you see their desserts we like this place  so much that we ended up coming back again guys  

  • the mains are here my oh my first of all we are  adding more cheese to everything you can never  

  • have too much cheese i got the risotto with king  crab and oh my gosh it looks so good i love crab

  • it's just so so cheesy and so creamy and it's  got big chunks of crab like there's actually  

  • quite a bit of crab meat in there they didn't  skimp out huh i'm very happy this restaurant is  

  • pretty good i love the vibe in here too it's  got such a cool old world jazzy classic vibe  

  • i'm so excited about this dish guys it's squid  ink ravioli this harkens back to the days of  

  • uh when we were in croatia do you remember  all the squidding dishes right now you do  

  • every day by the way one of the better foodie  countries in the world too you have a chance to  

  • go to croatia do it did you just wink at him  i did so we've got a we've got ravioli with  

  • salmon and you can see look at all look  at the thick chunks of salmon in there  

  • yes in a cuatro queso it's awesome or poor  cheese sauce is it all good yes it does

  • it's premium pasta it's like what i can really  appreciate about this place is that they  

  • didn't skimp out on the salmon they're plump  ravioli they're plump ravioli congratulations  

  • good a good restaurant for sure yeah it's  just been great i'm gonna try yours now okay  

  • oh this is ridiculously cheesy though it's so  thick that's amazing this is some of the best  

  • pasta with in risotto we've  had in argentina seafood pasta  

  • dessert is here guys we got two desserts sogot the pears in saffron with mascarpone cheese  

  • so i feel like we need to getlittle bit of everything in the bite  

  • make it the perfect bite you get all  the flavors combined wow you like it  

  • it just feels like a very elegant dessert yeahdon't know how else to describe it the mascarpone  

  • is so velvety and smooth in the mouth  

  • and the pears just have a very light  saffron flavor it's just like a hint  

  • and then the tartness of the patagonian berries  totally delicious huh that's perfect it's perfect  

  • it's perfect she says sam's gone for a more  classic dessert yeah so this is a cheesecake made  

  • with patagonia patagonian berries and that means  the calafate berry and you can tell that it's made  

  • with it from its purple color the color not just  the berries but also the cheesecake itself has  

  • a light the light purple color oh yes look at  that let's not be shy here i'm gonna try lots  

  • of berries oh lots of cheesecake i've never seen  you be shy around dessert sam let's be honest here  

  • fair point oh if you're into  like blueberries and blackberries  

  • this is amazing even the cheesecake this has  a taste like that this is so good wow this  

  • restaurant is amazing everything's been amazing  i really agree oh my god yeah and that concludes  

  • our usual food tour of argentine food we hope  this video gave you some ideas of where to eat  

  • and what to eat here at the end of the world  if you enjoyed this video we invite you to like  

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