Guess How Much These Babies Cost?

Look out! Here’s another rare post from Tom…

While prices in general have risen quite a bit in the past several years in Buenos Aires, food prices are still dramatically less than what we’re used to in the States. Let’s take a recent example, in which I decided to cook up some steaks on the stovetop.

My selection was the Bife de Chorizo, which is the equivalent of a NY Strip steak. (Argentine cuts of beef can be quite a bit different than US cuts, but the bife de chorizo maps pretty exactly.)

Four thick steaks equals about four pounds of beef.

Total cost: $10 US dollars, or about $2.50 per 1 lb. steak.

Checking the New Seasons Market web site (where we shopped in Portland) shows that back home, the NY Strip steak would be about $15/lb. Can’t complain about that!

Please note that the above is a pre-cooking photo. While I like beef on the rare side, this would be a bit excessive…

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3 Responses to “Guess How Much These Babies Cost?”

  1. Michele November 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Hey baby, nice post!!

  2. Sara King November 17th, 2008 at 6:22 am

    Hmmm. Good looking meat, Tom. I had better take advantage of cheap steaks and eat more before I leave.

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