Food and Drink in Córdoba
Amidst mountain range landscapes and festive towns, enjoy the typical Córdoba drinks: fernet, beer and wine.
Córdoba offers you not only the taste of goat cheese, traditional cured meat, goat meat and other exquisite options: have you tried its drinks? Start with fernet and learn about its history: immigrants drank it as an appetizer more than a century ago. During the eighties, people from Córdoba turned fernet into a drink that is a symbol of this province: fernet on ice mixed with a cola drink. Its nickname: Fernando.
Córdoba also has a beer culture. In Villa General Belgrano, taste new varieties of craft beer and take part of the traditional Oktoberfest: a German immigrant legacy. Do you fancy wine? Tour the Córdoba route and come close to Colonia Caroya’s wineries and vineyards. Taste pinot and torrontés, chardonnay and merlot, malbec and red frambua: an exquisite local variety. Come to Córdoba and raise your cup.
Geographic location: Córdoba hills.
How to get there: By land, the main access is via Ruta Nacional 9, then there are several paved roads that run through the hills.
Climate: sub-tropical and humid.
Recommended length of stay: 6 to 8 days.
Recommended clothing: Dress in layers. While the province has fair weather, the temperature might drop drastically as you ascend the hills. Bring a coat, a hat, sunscreen and suitable footwear for each activity.
What to do: To taste the variety of dining options that the province offers, tour the different destinations of the Sierras Chicas, Punilla Valley, to the north and northeast, and Traslasierra and Calamuchita valleys, to the south.
Tips: Learn how to prepare the fernet and cola drink. Put ice in a glass, then add fernet and the cola drink. Lastly, if it turns foamy, add more fernet. Quantities: 2 parts ices, 2 parts fernet and 6 parts cola drink. This might vary depending on the taste of the drinker.
For someone who has never tried this drink, it is recommended to prepare it Rosarino style: 1 part fernet and 7 parts cola drink. To drink it Córdoba-style, the ideal way to prepare it is in a long drink glass. First, put ice and then 3 parts fernet. Lastly, 7 parts cola drink that should be added slowly while tilting the glass so that the drink doesn’t overflow due to the foam.