Veering well off course, I haven't had the oysters at Figueira Rubaiyat yet, but will be sure to give them a try next time. Speaking of Figueira, though, I love the Pirarucu (Amazon river fish) they have there, although it's obviously even better up on the Amazon. As it happens, the best oysters I think I've had anywhere were one day in the north of Brazil (around Jericoacara, near to Fortaleza - an area which, apart from these extraordinary oysters I encountered, is not a standout area for food in Brazil). The flavors I most love from Brazil come from Para and Bahia, both in other parts of the north, and both thankfully involving more fish/rice/vegetables/mantioca than meat (though there is a bit of that as well).

I do survive alright in Argentina, although largely thanks to my own food preparation on a day-to-day basis, and I'm not so strict as to get upset when I go out if a few ingredients I wouldn't otherwise eat make their way into my food. I can generally get by alright as long as options are not limited entirely to meat... which of course rules out any and all Parilla here.