Finally, DESSERT! We’ve been searching for a yummy dessert all over South America. Pronounced “alpha-whores” the first time I heard their name I had to ask the person to repeat it again in disbelief. Even now when I ask for them in a store I sort of giggle to myself, thankful that no one around me speaks English. Danny however likes to ask for his “first prostitute” when getting a bit hungry.
There probably isn’t anything we’ve had more often in Argentina than Alfajores, a cookie treat. A cookie sandwich, Alfajores are a dessert we had never heard of but now can’t get away from. Generally covered in chocolate, the most traditional filling is dulce …

I first heard of Mate traveling in Guatemala on my semester abroad from college. I didn’t try it but I did remember it and when I saw it again, and had the opportunity again, chose not to try it again. I figured that since I was going to Brazil, Argentina, and Chile I should wait to try it in one of those countries.
Mate itself is basically a type of herbal tea (sort of looks  like oregano or crushed tea leaves) that is very popular down here. Rather than filling a coffee mug with water and dropping in a small filter bag with tea leaves inside, with Mate the cup itself is special. No ordinary mug will …

Many people back in the States often ask us questions about the food we eat. Over the last few months we’ve begun to add pictures of our food as part of our travel experience, often squeezing foods into posts that are really about other things.
So now we happened on a better idea. Once a week this blog will be devoted to the food and drinks that we eat. We’ve done this only once so far, with hot chocolate in Colombia (word has it that we inspired a hot chocolate drinking party with that one) but now we’ll do our best to make it a regular occurrence.
Now we’re left with the question of where to begin. …