Eating on the beach costs up to 400% more than last summer. Faced with prices that rise from one day to the next, a simple lunch can cost around $10 thousand. Anyway, there is a way to spend a day of sun and sea without neglecting the pocket.
pass a Beach’s day in the Atlantic Coastone of the destinations most chosen by Argentines during the summer, can be very expensive if you go empty-handed. Given this scenario, one of the strategies most used by families to save during the holidays and reduce the departure budget Its the bring food and drinks to the beach.
Summer 2024 on the Atlantic Coast: how much does it cost to eat on the beach?
Pinamar
In Pinamarfood prices increased by up to 400% compared to last summer. The current context delayed the Bookings in the main tourist destinations, and the sharp price increase caused fewer people will travel to the coast and that, whoever did it, They will moderate their level of daily expenses.
Gastronomic, hoteliers, inn owners and regulars of this city agree that this season started late and that the dynamic changed: as they explain, now no one comes for a full fortnightand stays are generally shorter, weekend getaways.
In this spa town, a corn on the beach it costs $2,000300% more than last year, while the dozen churros increased to $5,000. Meanwhile, a lunch at a parador varies between $9,000 and $13,000 per person.
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Mar del Plata
In Mar del Platawhere being a large city you can find a wide range of prices, the situation is not very different.
A tour of different spas in the central area of The Pearl shows that you can have lunch at a hostel by $8,500 (a Milanese with fries, drink and dessert), a hamburger at a beach bar from $3,500 or opt for street vending, as a corn either pancho by $2,000.
Meanwhile, in the restaurants located in front of the sea in the center, a plate of rabas with a beer does not go down the $10,000.
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Summer 2024: how to save on your vacation?
Prepare a food and freezer with ice To take to the beach is the best way to combat the high prices of coastal inns and restaurants.
Johana Mercadonutritionist at Nutrire (MP. 5923), explained that when putting together meals to take to the beach it is important to use safe and secure foodto avoid diseases, and keep them at proper temperature.
Regarding transportation, they must be kept between 0° and 5°that is why they must be carried in preservative with the corresponding ice. “It is recommended to place the foods that will be consumed last on the lowest part, and those that will be consumed first on the top,” he said.
In addition, the specialist said that special care must be taken when handle food. It is very common that on a day at the beach we put together sandwiches on the lid of the refrigerator, something that is not “recommended” according to the nutritionist. Furthermore, she added: “It is better to carry a little board and if we are going to use raw and cooked foods, let’s use both sides of it, one for each food. In this way we avoid cross contamination”.
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What foods should you bring to the beach?
The most recommended foods to take to the beach are fresh fruits or fruit salad, vegetables, eggs, natural tuna and chicken. In this sense, you can prepare sandwiches, fajitas, salads, cakes, empanadas.
“Greasy foods are not recommended such as cold cuts, dressings, fatty cuts of meat, fried foods, or marketed foods that we do not know if they have been properly preserved and/or handled,” Mercado concluded.
Source: Ambito
