Argentine Beef Week Shines in LA
Last night we had the pleasure of venturing out to Amarone Kitchen and Bar to check out the finest in beef as we dined on beef imported from Argentina. A cut above the rest Argentine beef is legendary in the culinary world.
Amarone Kitchen and Bar is the sister restaurant to their Sunset Blvd location, last night it was the Argentine Beef take over that shined within its walls. This tasting event was the official kickoff to Argentine Beef week across Los Angeles this month. The best part of it? Argentine beef is known for its sustainability and high quality flavor.
We had some fun foodie adventures discovering that Argentine’s prefer their meat medium-well to well done, us Americans sure are heathens for loving that rare steak. The meat is so incredibly flavorful that most of the meats came out cook with just a dash of coarse salt for the set which brought out even more layers of flavor. You can literally taste the quality. We hadn’t thought to ever just pop salt on our steak but you better believe this will be a religious effort moving forward. Steak. Salt. Repeat.
The first course was this lovely Beef Carpaccio with marinated mushrooms, capers and shaved Parmigiano. Paired with a Malbec, it was chef’s kiss.
We also enjoyed a sneak peek into Amarone’s famed menu with their homemade Rigatoni and eggplant, we are not okay. It was so delicious it was just enough to tease our taste buds. There really isn’t anything as great as freshly made pasta.
When you think of Argentina, you might think about Soccer (soccer players), polo, or maybe even it’s Penguins but you’d be remiss to forget about their beef. Argentine beef stands out because of its flavor, quality and sustainablity. Cows in Argentina graze largely in natural pastures and grasslands. So What does that mean? It means, that the carbon and water are retained in the soil, and organiz matter is able to be preserved as well as maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystem. Argentine cattle farming actually helps to retain more carbon in the soil than it actually generates which naturally offsets greenhouse gas emissions, talk about a win for the Ozone layer. Argentina is a leader in livestock because their beef chain generates a positive balance in the greenhouse effect we see globally which is made possible due to the sheer size of the country. Spoiler: Argentina is huge. Another bonus to their farming industry is the country is able to use water from their rainfalls instead of mainland water sources.The country also prides itself on having beef that is free from anabolics, how? Well the cattle graze in open fields which dimishes the curated feed that may be present in other cattle farming methods around the world. Argentina also has the cattle roam in gasslands and only pen them in the final stage to fatten their cows which prevents soil degradation and helps to minimize their carbon footprint.
