What to Eat in Argentina: 7 Must-Try Local Dishes

"Led by chef and owner Gabriel Oggero, this Buenos Aires restaurant is an excellent place to experience Argentina’s Atlantic bounty and proudly displays its newly awarded MICHELIN Star. A tasting menu called Pure Sea celebrates seafood from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, culminating in the dish Grilled Fish, Dark Base, Algal Textures, and Ocean Air, which serves as the savory finale to both the tasting and regular menus. The specific fish varies with the local catch—recently chernia, a large fish with white, delicious meat—descaled and dried for a day or two, with the fattier belly skin removed but left on the loin, then cooked in a wood oven for just a few minutes on each side. The fish sits on a rich base prepared with fish bones and is accompanied by various algae from Puerto Madryn and Rawson, some fried and some toasted, presented as a crispy marine salad, and finished with an umami-packed foam made from a reduced, collagen-rich fish broth to capture the textures and flavors of the Argentine seas." - The MICHELIN Guide