After seeing the city from the heights in the cable car, we continue towards the well-known Balcarce street, but beforehand we make a stop to try
one of the richest desserts in Salta in Viracocha. To get here we take the avenue that we have near the exit of the cable car (Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen) we walk about six blocks until we take Güemes avenue to the left and we turn right again in Vicente Lópe, where we will see about 30 meters the restaurant.
In Viracocha in addition to offering the most traditional dishes such as asado, locros, empanadas, they have a fairly extensive menu in which The famous dessert with quesillo and cane honey stands out. It is one of the delicacies of Salta that few can resist. The quesillo with cane honey is an indigenous dessert from the north, you can also order it with cayote sweet and walnuts. Quesillo is a type of cheese popular in the northwestern regions of Argentina, it is made from cow's milk. It is curdled and dehydrated milk, no preservative is applied to it, so its duration is considerably less than that of cheese. It needs refrigeration and has a mild flavor and soft texture.
This characteristic cheese is made by small producers and its origin dates back to the Spanish conquest where products and customs were combined European and traditional Creole recipes.
The quesillo is produced throughout the year because it does not mature, it is a fresh white, white- yellowish that is packaged and can be consumed immediately.