Originally Posted by
localady
So I memorize "jugoso" (I know tinto) and order my steak last night. The waiter looks at me and says in perfectly good English "You really want your steak RED???". It came rare to medium rare just the way I like it. The meat was not as tender as I would have liked, but the flavor was really good.
Yes tender steak isn't guaranteed but the taste is. The waiter's comment doesn't surprise me as all Argentines I know, including my wife, do not like their meat rare and neither do I. The longer it spends on the grill the better it's going to taste.