"Eating steaks in Argentina feels like joining a cult. You find yourself leaning on friends to come visit, and writing YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND in all caps more often than feels comfortable. Argentine beef really is extraordinary. Almost all of this has to do with how the cows are raised. There are no factory feedlots in Argentina; the animals still eat pampas grass their whole lives, in open pasture, and not the chicken droppings and feathers mixed with corn that pass for animal feed in the United States. Since this is the way of life a cow was designed for, it is not necessary to pump the animal full of antibiotics. The meat is leaner, healthier and more flavorful than that of corn-fed cattle. It has fewer calories, contains less cholesterol, and tastes less mushy and waterlogged than American meat. And the cows spend their lives out grazing in the field, not locked into some small pen. You can taste the joy." - Alejandro from Bookmarklet

YES!!! I tried to explain to everyone here: Argentines have no concept of a steak knife. You get a butter knife with your steak because that's all you need. - FFing Enigma

I've always heard about these amazing steaks. I will try when I get an opportunity. - Eric - 100% Choice Cuts

oh wonderful, juicy, tender bife de lomo *drool* - Carmen

It's always funny to me when at the Argentinian grills here in LA, when people don't order the steak. It's like going to produce stand and asking about frozen veggies. Yes, the chicken is delightful, but really the steak is where it's at. - Anika

Drool. - Martha

put some chimichurri on it! put it on everything! - Cee Bee

I don't eat the stuff but this is very interesting - factory farms are horrid and besides, they don't produce good meat anyway. - Anthony Citrano from fftogo

It looks like a regular Churrascaria in São Paulo ;) - Bibi

I just returned from my family's farm in Arkansas. They raise beef the same way that every other beef farmer I've ever heard of outside of a PETA video does; on open pastures with hay that we put up in summer, and occasionally feedstock in the winter (the same as Argentinians must since they have cold winters too). So I'm sorry, but to me, you don't sound like you know what you're talking about. - Jesse Hattabaugh

Bibi, I lived in Brazil for a year. There is no comparison. :) - Alejandro

Jesse, grassfed beef as youv'e described is IMO always tastier than grain fed beef. With that said: the cows here don't eat the same grass that they do in Argentina. Any the flavor of any herbivorous animal is going to be affected by the specific species of plants they eat (and by extension the soil composition that those plants grow in). Therein lies the difference. - FFing Enigma

Bibi, as much as I love churrascaria, the beef at an Argentinian grill is 1000x better. Tastes better and is better prepared. When go to a churrascaria, I tend toward the chicken. - Anika