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10 Jul 2024 Conversations with Tyler Brian Winter on Brazil, Argentina, and the Future of Latin America

“Argentina might be the place for you because they are just averse — this has evolved a little bit over the years — but they’re so averse to sauce, specifically spice.”

— Brian Winter

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Brian Winter
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10 Jul 2024
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Conversations with Tyler

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…That’s very good. A lot of the best food I’ve had in Chile will just be avocado or strawberries, or the eggs are amazing. It has the best mashed potatoes I’ve eaten anywhere. But there are just these odd mistakes that appear random, but they’re also systematic. Argentina might be the place for you because they are just averse — this has evolved a little bit over the years — but they’re so averse to sauce, specifically spice. I had Argentine friends, when I lived there, who believed that ranch dressing was too spicy. They have a point. They say, “Why would you want to take away the actual taste of the food?” Why is there so much more gnocchi in Argentina than, say, anywhere in Italy? Why is it gnocchi that’s been transferred?…

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