Cumaná

Recoleta & Barrio Norte


To sample Argentina’s regional cuisine, check out this colorful, budget-friendly eatery with huge picture windows and an old-fashioned adobe oven. Cumaná specializes in delicious cazuelas – stick-to-your-ribs stews filled with squash, corn, eggplant, potatoes and meat. Also popular are the empanadas, locro and humita (stuffed corn dough, resembling Mexican tamales).


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