#the argentinian blue

[thatoneblue-anon]

Why Argentina is great: Food

This is the part I like the most, for obvious reasons. Anyway there are a bajillion things I could talk about, but I chose some of the most famous foods you can find here and will talk about them

(yeah it got huge again)

But first, I have to make a separate image for the mate, because of course I do

The mate, an infusion invented by the Guarani, a native tribe that still exists to this day, although the population not even close to the numbers they were before colonization (yay colonialism ig /sar)

It's made with hot water poured in a very specific* way over the yerba (the green dried leaves) that is in a mate (the wooden thing with a metal rim) and you drink it through the bombilla (straw but metal and with a filter on the lower end for the yerba). Drinking mate is typically done amongst friends and/or family and it's an excuse to make some time to chat with people and have nice conversations, which is probably why it's the most well-known thing about argentinians globally (also because it tastes great and I think it should be easier to come across yerba outside of the country)

Now there’s a debate about whether the mate is argentinian or uruguayan and I’d like to say it’s both because the Guarani were in what currently are both of these countries (among others ofc). But also if I come across an uruguayan saying the mate is theirs I will fight them because no it isn’t (/j but also not really)

Also, the summer version of the mate is tereré, which is basically the same but with cold juice instead of hot water and sometimes even ice, great for beach days

* I'm not gonna step-by-step on how to prepare and cebar (serve, I believe) mate, because I'd never finish.

Okay this is my wall of notable foods, we’ve got:

Asado: you’ve heard of it, like a barbecue but just better in every way, if you ever go to Argentina you will mandatorily have this on a Sunday.

Empanadas: also a classic, a variety of fillings wrapped in a thin dough that can be cooked in an oven or fried (in that case being empanadas fritas), depending on the repulgue (the little border they have) they usually indicate a different filling (the one in the pic specifically is cow meat or carne suave), if you ever decide to eat homemade ones I recommend asking which empanadas is what filling because there are people out there that use the same repulgue for everything (im my personal opinion it should be considered a federal crime to do that, but alas).

Tortas fritas: oh my fucking god they are sooooo good. Like thats it. Incredible. Fried dough (unheard of, I know) and sprinkled with sugar (sometimes). Add a mate on the side and you’ve got yourself my favourite combo for breakfast and tea time.

Dulce de leche: if you haven't ever heard about this have you even heard about Argentina? The typical sweet topping for cakes, ice cream and pretty much anything that can be sweet. Has it's own ice cream flavour with like twenty different variations (that I know of), basically the better version of caramel. And I still can't believe people think it's "too sweet", like??? It has tha word "dulce" (meaning sweet) in its name of course it's gonna be sweet??

Pastelitos de membrillo: if you ever come here around May 25th or July 9th (first argentinian presidency and independence day respectively) you will see these in every bakery. Classic pastry that kinda if you squint a little looks like a four-petal flower, made from layered dough (I think, I'm not entirely sure how they're made and I gave up on research atp) and with a filling in the middle that can either be dulce de membrillo or dulce de batata (I also don't know the English equivalent for either of those) and glazed with almibar (google translate says its syrup but i dont believe it). I personally hate them but a lot of people really like them so they're going in here as well

Medialunas: Not croissants, they're smaller and sweeter* and frankly better than the french versions**.

* depends on the type of medialuna, there's medialunas de manteca (in the picture) and medialunas de grasa (salty version, my personal favourites), among so many others

** /hj please french people don't attack me we are all entitled to our opinions

Not pictured but thought abt these while writing:

Milanesas: brought by the Italian immigrants, different kinds of meat (best but also most expensive are cow meat) breaded and fried, commonly with a side of french fries or can be milanesas a caballo (with fried egg on top)

Alfajores: ultimate snack, basically two cookies with dulce de leche in the middle, sometimes covered in chocolate, I'm still surprised how they aren't sold worldwide man they're so good

And a lot more but give me a break I only have two brain cells left and one is obsessing over three different things at the same time in a corner of my brain

[diana-andraste]

Marina Font

Vote blue for equality, in all its democratic connotations: race, gender, lgbtq+, employment, religion, etc.

Harris/Walz 2024

[ir-oha]

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[maturetemptations]

Juan Manzur. Best bulge of Argentina.

[thefugitivesaint]

Pappo's Blues is the blue's rock band of (some argue the greatest) Argentine musician Norberto Aníbal Napolitano (aka Pappo) which he formed in 1970 (it was just one of his many musical ventures). From what I gather, Pappo was a terrible person and a real POS but he sure could shred a guitar. The opening track of 1971s 'Pappo's Blues', Algo ha Cambiado, moves. 'El Viejo', the second track, is just too sedate to follow something so pleasingly raucous IMO. The rest of the album doesn't quite move as much as that first track but there's some nice compositions in there. In the early 80s, Pappo put together the heavy metal band Riff which falls on the heavier side of "hair metal like: bands (it might not be fair to categorize Riff as "hair metal like" but there's no complaints department here so you'll have to live with my categorical laziness). I don't know man, I do enjoy coming across something old that's new to me (no matter how famous said musician might be in their country of origin).

[p-r-o-f-a-n-a]

Oldie pero goldie de un spot que encontramos en medio de la city

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[amarantoestrella]

I think Umemiya is a light skinned Puerto Rican. Thanks for listening

[chelseajackarmy]

ENZO FERNÁNDEZ 🇦🇷

[mithliya]

in your "woc to follow" girl WHAT do you mean that Latinas aren't women of color? The Latin in Latinas comes from the Indigenous people of LATIN America. Just because we were raped by the Spanish (the hispanics) doesn't mean we don't have 50% indigenous blood.

i don’t mean latinas in general aren’t woc but that being latina does not always mean being a woc— there are many latinos that are significantly or even exclusively of european descent (not necessarily spanish) & thus in latin america they are considered white (& even in the US white latino is a category bc of this)

[portalurania]

uma grande curiosidade . 1983 . a great curiosity. By Leonor Fini

[izariez]

Congrats Argentina! 🇦🇷⭐⭐⭐

[thatoneblue-anon]

So it’s November 10th aka Día de la Tradición (tradition day) in Argentina so i thought since I couldn’t do language week earlier this year I might as well make a post about why Argentina is great

Because I mean besides football and Messi (amongst other ppl), we’re a pretty underappreciated country I feel

So im here to change that (hopefully)

Also, askbox is open if you (for whatever reason) want to know any random fact about my country with a very big ego

Why Argentina is great: random facts and for some reason literature

(under cut bc I overdid it a little) (just a little)

Do you happen to know this guy?

Yeah, the bus. It was invented in Argentina as a way for taxi fees to be split between several passengers, ultimately being much cheaper than paying for a regular taxi (and to this day they still are over here) (somewhat)

Also this thingy

Yeah the ballpoint pen, it was also invented in Argentina by a guy named Ladislao José Biro, whose surname named the ballpoint pen in spanish (called birome)

And since we’re in the topic of writing, let’s me introduce you to this guy

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was an argentinian short story writer that would dictate his books to her mother (he was blind) and she would write them down, and his books about the gaucho argentino in the mid-to-late 19th century made him one of the biggest figures in international literature. I’ve read some of his stories for class and honestly they’re very interesting if you like classical literature

And also this guy, José Hernández

He published Martín Fierro in 1872, a gauchesque poem (like an epic poem but argentinian, and this book was so good it’s considered the pinnacle of that genre) that narrates the life of Martín Fierro, a gaucho that was drafted to defend an inner frontier from the natives. This book is an important part of argentinian culture, having the most prestigious national award for radio and television named after it. I havent read it yet, but I still encourage you to do so if you have the time (I will say tho, some versions are pretty long)

I am actively working on a separate post about food and probably another one about places so you will hopefully see more propaganda for Argentina soon

[fembutchboygirl]

can I get a playlist with my username? :D

Damn right you can!! I tried to make it somewhat cohesive without great success. Still, it's got good music :]

[padmesgreene]

so i finally watched blue beetle and this movie is for latinos and latinos only. gringos, abstenerse.

[aaaarsonist]

I need a "Wild tales" wedding sketch au of any couple. I'm thinking maybe Dabihawks? Like, I could totally see them as that toxic and psycho couple that end up together anyway because their fucking crazy lol

If you don't know what the sketch is about:

Of course, SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Romina and Ariel are celebrating their wedding, and in the middle of it Romina discovers Ariel cheated on her with Lourdes, a friend of his. She completely loses her mind, and ends up venting and fucking with the cook, threatening Ariel and hurting the Lourdes and herself. Everything is a fucking mess, but Romina and Ariel end up dancing and fucking.

I imagine it like this:

Keigo as Romina

Touya as Ariel

Shigaraki as Lourdes

Mr. Compress as the cook

[malaierba]

"the state of the fields is shameful, terrible is putting it kindly, it affects Player Performance and ball physics" is a denounce that's been done time and time again in the context of the C/opa Améric.a and the indignation everyone feels towards how dismissive and menacing the USAmerican organizers have been towards the Latinx coaches attempting too call attention to this fact and denounce how very underserving and unprepared the USA was of hosting, not to mention how very LITTLE they understand Latinoamerican Soccer Culture (which has lead to stupid organisation issues that to us are like "? Are you an idiot??") are all justifiable and valid sources of indignation

That said,

I do feel like playing in a field where you can barely guess what's going to happen when you make any move at all really does play to the strengths of a born and raised Colombian who's made it 20+ years surviving in this random ass country