Argentine cuisine
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Argentine cuisine blends elements from the Indigenous peoples of Argentina who focused on ingredients such as humita, potatoes, cassava, peppers, tomatoes, beans, and yerba mate, and from Spanish cuis
Typical Argentine asado (grill)
Dulce de leche, a popular spread used to fill cakes and pancakes, eaten over toast, and as an ice cream flavour
Boxed empanadas
Argentine puchero
Asado
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Asado is the technique and the social event of having or attending a barbecue in various South American countries: especially Argentina and Uruguay where it is also a traditional event, as well as Bra
Argentine cuisine
…100 kg (220 lb) per capita, approaching 180 kg (400 lb) per capita during the 19th century; consumption averaged 67.7 kg (149 lb) in 2007. Beyond asado (the Argentine barbecue), no other dish more genuinely matches the national identity. Nevertheless, the country's vast area, and its cultural diversity…
A typical asado in Argentina
Asado on an open pit
Asado de tira, flanken-cut short ribs.
Lechazo asado (roast lechazo), shown above, is a typical dish from Spanish cuisine, as is the similar Cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig).