Uruguay
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Asado (Uruguayan)
The grass-fed grill: asado — beef ribs (asado de tira), vacío, morcilla, chinchulines and provoleta (grilled provolone) over wood embers at the parrilla — Uruguay eats more beef per person than almost anyone, and its gri…
Chivito
The everything sandwich: chivito — a thin beef fillet in a bun with mozzarella, ham, bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, onions, olives and mayonnaise — Uruguay's national sandwich (canadiense adds even more). Ingredients: beef…
Torta Frita and Mate
The rainy day rite: tortas fritas (fried dough discs, made when it rains — the tradition says the rainwater was used) with yerba mate, the bitter infusion every Uruguayan carries under one arm (mate and thermos are natio…
Chajá and Dulce de Leche
The sweet of the republic: dulce de leche in everything (Uruguay and Argentina feud over its birthplace), chajá cake (the meringue-peach-cream sponge invented in Paysandú in 1927), and Martín Fierro (cheese with quince p…
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