La Mielísima – Rodriguez Peña 99
La Mielísima is a specialty food store in the San Nicolás barrio.
Their focus is bulk honey of which they have several varieties from several provinces.
If you want honey you need to provide your own container. They also sell bulk tea and spices.
All around a pretty sweet store.
La Mielísima – Su más dulce elección
El Mielísma es un negocio de cosas especiales en el barrio San Nicolás.
Walrus Bookstore looks pretty inviting on a rainy day in Buenos Aires Walrus Bookstore es muy acogedor los dias de lluvia en Buenos Aires
Walrus Books is a great little used book store in the San Telmo barrio.
It is a nice part of town with cobblestone roads and nice older buildings.
Walrus has a great selection where you can find everything from Greek and Roman authors to Shakespeare.
They have many biographies and an extensive dictionary section as well.
Literary workshops and classes are also offered. You never know what you might discover at Walrus.
Walrus is well organized – Walrus es muy organizado
Walrus Books es una buenísima y pequeña librería en el barrio de San Telmo.
Es en una parte bonita de la cuidad con calles empedradas y lindos antiguos edificios.
Bazar W vende artículos de cosina – Bazar W sells stuff for cooking
Bazar W is one of many commercial kitchen wholesale/retail stores around the area of Avenida Jujuy and Avenida San Juan.
They sell professional kitchen equipment.
We have bought most of our collection of cast iron cookware at Bazar W.
They have competitive prices, a good selection, friendly staff.
Cast Iron Cookware – Barbero Brand – Made in Argentina
Bazar W es uno de los tantos negocios mayoristas y minoristas en el área de Avenida Jujuy y Avenida San Juan.
For whatever reason it can be convenient to have a post office box.
At some Correo Argentino locations you can get a “casilla” for a fairly reasonable price. You can rent one with a passport.
Once is one of the locations offering this service. A three month rental costs $220 AR or about $27 US.
They are open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 18:00 and Saturdays 10:00 to 13:00.
Correo Argentino Sucursal Once – Tte General Juan D. Perón 2821 – Cuidad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Por razones varias es conveniente tener una casilla postal.
En algunas oficinas de correo hay casillas y por un buen precio se puede obtener una de ellias.
Dietéticas Tomy is our favorite health food store in Buenos Aires.
They have great prices whether wholesale or retail. What really sets Tomy apart though is the quality of their products.
A friend told us about Tomy a couple of months ago and we sure are happy he did. Thank you Jose.
Dietetica Tomy on Thames in Palermo
Dietéticas Tomy es nuestra tienda favorita en Buenos Aires.
Tienen muy buenos precios por mayor y menor. Lo que diferencia de Tomy de otras dieteticas es la calidad de sus productos.
Exchange and Antiques help you get the currency you need. They are serious professionals but the atmosphere is pretty relaxed.
In Buenos Aires most stores will accept your dollars at the official rate but that is usually about 30 percent less than the parallel rate.
Exchange and Antiques is not in the financial district which makes it a more comfortable experience.
Before exchanging money I check to see what the rate is online. Exchange and Antiques rate will be a little bit lower than what La Nacion is quoting for the day. Thanks to Alfredo for the tip
Exchange and Antiques es una cómoda casa de cambio de dólares. Son profesionales serios en una atmósfera relax.
El Mundo del Cepillo – “The World of Brushes”
El Mundo del Cepillo sells all types of brushes, brooms, and dusters.
They have been in business for over 100 years in the same location.
They sell ecological door mats made of coconut fiber and can have them made to custom sizes. They also sell Kent brushes.
El Mundo del Cepillo vende todo tipo de cepillos, escobas, y plumeros.
El Mundo del Cepillo esta ubicado en este lugar desde hace mas de cien anos.
Sanitarios Pueyrredon are the guys that you want to call if you have a problem with either your toilet valve or plunger. They are punctual, polite, and well priced. They are professionals.
Sanitarios Pueyrredon son los muchachos que Ud. quiere llamar si tiene problemas con cualquier typo de valvulas de inodoro. Son puntuales, educados, y tienen muy buenos precios. Son profesionales.
A couple of months ago our refrigerator died. On the back of our refrigerator there was a sticker with a number for service. We gave “All Service” a call and they came the next day and picked it up, replaced the compressor and rubber magnetic seal and brought it back a couple of days later. Having our refrigerator refurbished saved us a lot of money. A couple of weeks later our washing machine died as well. We phoned “All Service” up and they sent us a technician who had our machine up and running in a couple of minutes. That saved us thousands as well. Nice.
All Service repairs all types of domestic appliances
Nuestra heladera murio un par de meses atras. En la parte trasera de la heladera hay una chapita con el numero de telefono del sevicio. Llamamos a “All Sevice” y vinieron al dia siguiente a buscarla. Reemplazaron el compresor y los burletes de la puerta y la trajeron un par de dias despues. Tener nuestra heladera compuesta nos hizo ahorrar mucho dinero. Un par de semanas mas tarde nuestra maquina de lavar tambien murio. Llamamos a “All Service” y nos mandaron a un tecnico que arreglo nuestra maquina en un par de minutos. Nos hizo ahorrar miles tambien. Que bueno.
Some people pay a lot of money for ‘authentic’ dulce de leche.
Algunas personas pagan mucho dinero por “autentico” dulce de leche.
In the past dulce de leche was made with milk and sugar. Today commercial brands use many other ingredients other than sugar and milk, i.e. corn syrup.
En el pasado el dulce de leche se hacia con leche y azucar. Hoy las marcas comerciales usan mas ingredientes ademas del azucar y la leche, por ejemplo jarabe de maiz.
Leche Condensada is the ingredient you will need to make dulce de leche.
First you need to buy a can of condensed milk. You probably want to use an old pot to boil it in.
Primero compra una lata de leche condensada. Probablemente quiera usar una vieja cacerola para hervir la lata.
Boil the can of condensed milk for two hours making sure to keep the can submerged under the boiling water throughout the process.
You probably want to use an old pot
Hierva la lata por dos horas cuidando que este siempre sumergida en el agua hirviendo durante la coccion.
Afterwards use a can opener to get to the dulce de leche and have a glass jar or some kind of container handy to transfer it into.
Luego abra la lata de dulce de leche y tenga listo un pote de vidrio o similar para poner el dulce alli.
Fresh dulce de leche
In Argentina, banana and dulce de leche is a classic. Dulce de leche is a little bit sweet for us so we mix it with home made yogurt.
En Argentina, banana con dulce de leche es un clasico. Como el dulce de leche es un poco empalagoso para nosotros lo mezclamos con yogurt casero.
Home made yogurt, home made dulce de leche, and banana
Mix and serve. Yum!
Dulce de leche with yogurt and banana
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