I found a good item: the Calafate jam which is 4-5 times more expensive than other jams yet ver tasty and only available in Patagonia. I ate a loy of blue berries and raspberries when hiking in summer in virginia, but they are not as tasty as Calafate berries which are available in spring.
I am bringing them home although the glass jars are very heavy. I could not find any photos of the jam online, and the stores told me the jams are available only in patagonia, not even Buenos Aires.
Here is some online info about it.
"The Calafate is native to the south of Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia.
The bush grows to a height of 1.0 to 1.5 m (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in). It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black berries are harvested for jams, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia.
The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or bonsai. Its wood is used to make a red dye. The cultivar Berberis microphylla 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berberis_microphylla
A blog with amazing photos of Patagonia mountain range which I miss already.
http://lostdeviations.com/2011/08/01/effects-of-the-calafate-berry/
Another gift I picked was a mate set. The mate is a cup made from different materials, commonly from a dessicated vegetal core (a gourd), sometimes with silver or gold ornaments; which is used to drink mate. The mate is a traditional social non-alcoholic beverage drunk in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.
The same gourd (cuia) and straw (bomba/bombilla) are used by everyone drinking. One person assumes the task of server and fills the gourd and drinks the mate completely to ensure that it is free of particulate matter and of good quality. When there is no more tea, the straw makes a loud sucking noise, that is not considered rude. The ritual proceeds around the circle in this fashion until the tea becomes flat. You can read the following link for more information.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink)
I am bringing them home although the glass jars are very heavy. I could not find any photos of the jam online, and the stores told me the jams are available only in patagonia, not even Buenos Aires.
Here is some online info about it.
"The Calafate is native to the south of Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia.
The bush grows to a height of 1.0 to 1.5 m (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in). It has many arching branches, each covered in many tripartite spines. The bush has many small yellow flowers in summer. Its edible blue-black berries are harvested for jams, but are eaten fresh too - a legend tells that anyone who eats a Calafate berry will be certain to return to Patagonia.The Calafate is grown commercially for its fruit, potential medical uses and as a garden plant or bonsai. Its wood is used to make a red dye. The cultivar Berberis microphylla 'Nana' is widely available as a garden shrub, and is also used in commercial plantings as a low spiny hedge to discourage intruders, but it does not fruit.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berberis_microphylla
A blog with amazing photos of Patagonia mountain range which I miss already.
http://lostdeviations.com/2011/08/01/effects-of-the-calafate-berry/
Another gift I picked was a mate set. The mate is a cup made from different materials, commonly from a dessicated vegetal core (a gourd), sometimes with silver or gold ornaments; which is used to drink mate. The mate is a traditional social non-alcoholic beverage drunk in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.The same gourd (cuia) and straw (bomba/bombilla) are used by everyone drinking. One person assumes the task of server and fills the gourd and drinks the mate completely to ensure that it is free of particulate matter and of good quality. When there is no more tea, the straw makes a loud sucking noise, that is not considered rude. The ritual proceeds around the circle in this fashion until the tea becomes flat. You can read the following link for more information.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink)
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