in one destination that Argentines kept mentioning is the seaside town of las grutus

las grutas is located in the province of Rio Negro in the

northeastern tip of Patagonia and it's known to have the warmest waters along

the Argentine coast thanks to the tides in the Sun Matias gull this makes las grutas a

very popular destination during the summer months when we visited lesson

with us last year we were surprised to find a town painted in white and blue

which reminded us a lot of Santorini there returns when we had to do a

double-take where we on a Greek island overlooking the Aegean Sea or in

Argentina on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean

perhaps our one mistake in visiting the las grutas was that we arrived right

at the end of the tourist season meaning that almost all of the hotels

restaurants and tour operators were already closed

however we were lucky enough to discover in las grutas a restaurant by chef Leonardo Perazzoli

where we got to try some of the tastiest seafood dishes of our whole

trip across Patagonia this restaurant right here is one of the reasons why we

enjoyed our visit las grutas argentina so much so let us take you there for dinner

alright guys so we are back at our favorite restaurant that we just

discovered yesterday it's called del azul and well we've

ordered the food sampler platter for two in the

first the wine selection it's a local shows myeloma it's a three great blend

so we have my Vic Matt no Pinot Noir and it says it has a strong noble Patagonian

character yeah we wanted to have a local wine we aren't out of your line so we

are drinking red I would usually opt from white when we're having seafood but

the one over here is kind of obsessed with the red well you don't seem to be

mining that for anything right let me tell you what do you think it's actually

really good good it's very smooth sophisticated which I appreciate

oftentimes red is served that really cool you know what I think it's perfect

perfect to be chilled with seafood so yeah all right so what do we have

there's four different dishes yes moving on what your dishes have arrived at the

table first up ceviche are you having had

ceviche since we were in Lima last year when I was eating it on the daily so a

Sam I was yeah come along every day you know

how's that nice and citrusy they even got the bank cheats all right that like

toasted corn on top a nice bit of spice and kicking their chicken dish this one

is called salpicon and it's a different mix of seafood um some pecan in Spanish

it basically means a splash so we are having a splash with cities burst of

seafood a little shrimpy here Joe looks pretty good come over yeah okay good all

right and you've got to work

I told me this is similar to an anchovy Jovie anchovy um they call the ticket on

it okay I'm Spanish but they said this may be softer than anchovy so here we

are light olive oil drizzle happening that's really good the spices

maybe Cayenne cayenne and paprika yeah possible it's good it's been hard

watching you eat my turn all right here adventurous eater you and

this octopus all looks incredible guys I'm gonna have to try this later as well

like I'm missing out otherwise you know Argent's a lot of people who associate

Argentina with life it's courageous its meats but it's fantastic seafood it all

comes oh yeah well I mean the country has a huge coastline really make sense

just wonderful just like I'd like a vinaigrette type of dress yeah and

marinated to perfection it's not too tough I love your power NIT sour it's

not overly chewy what is wonderful it's quite tender for octopus I should say

full of flavor I love that flavor what is Jim Jim of a restaurant here in Las

Cruces loving it sure cheers about moving on the good of hot

dishes the goodness is keeps keeps coming so this is Chola it's a kind of

muscle and it looks like it's got some nice lots of spices seasonings here

that's right one later one biter for Sam he way from

no time tomorrow it was even more tender than the then when it was served with

the citrus this is a bit of a warm I mean it's like a warm soup spicy flavors

it'll be nice to drink that broth at the end actually this is here hmm let me do

that do the honor I could just have a bowl this broth it is not good at this

next up we have breaded shrimp and the teriyaki sauce there we go bull you know

it's a wonderful nice and crispy okay sauce is a little bit of Swing mm-hmm

feel good oh my gosh don't you doll Audrey don't ease it off we have

calamari we just

all of this has been a wonderful meal the magic continues - one please

a lightly battered wait under well it's really nice not truly at all

I love the lime on top just I'm talking a little bit of lime

this meal just keeps getting better and better doesn't it good this is like the

top three meal that we've had on this entire trip hands-down the best seafood

we've had yeah guys I traveled the las grutas just to eat here that's how good

it is it's been served in a ceramic plate straight out of the oven they've

told us to be careful and not touch it so we don't burn ourselves yeah look at

that salt that's more than adult the place from

that's a finger with my style a lot of Asian

I'm terrific it's sweet it's delightful Graham is the

apple crisp right the apples kind of from the shuts

grandmas are wow how cool is that that's like the motors local as it gets

Bob tiramisu looking lovely there it would you like

me to do the honors for you go ahead yes you would yes I would this is

Italian style tiramisu and so how is that good so good that you're eating

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at our practicum enter Solomon amendment no so now you know if you ever find

yourself traveling in the seaside town of Las grutas you have to eat at Del Azul

Leslie the food was incredible as was the chef's attention with each of his

guests we would have beaten there a third time have they been open on our

last day in town we hope you enjoyed this video and we'll see you soon with

more adventures across Argentina