Food-Argentina

=__//Note-//__ a lot of Argentinean food is European and American influenced. Argentinean's typically consume lots of European meats, grains, pastas, and pizzas. This wiki explains a lot of Argentinean style recipes that are not as heavily European influenced.=

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__//Breakfast//__== The Argentinean's favorite drink is Yerba Mate. Yerba Mate is made with grass pounded into some what mush. Yerba Mate is prepared just like tea.
 * ====Bread====
 * Jam
 * coffee
 * cocoa

Snacks [[image:peachesaresweet:Manioc.jpg align="center" caption="Manioc"]]
Another snack Argentinean's love is manioc. Manioc is the root of the cassara, a tropical plant.
 * Empanadas
 * corn

__//NOTE//__* = In Argentina barbeque or cookout is called an asado. The name is from the word asador, the skewer on which early settlers and qauchos roasted meat.

=**__Lunch__**= Chimichurri bread- organo, parsley, onions, garlic, and a hint of cayenne mixed in the spicy bread

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 * __Lentil Stew-__ an unusual combination of paprika, apples, tomatoes,carrots, lentils, and barbaque sauce

Note- lunch is the __most important__ meal of the day since lunch is at 1 P.M. and dinner is at 8-9 P.M. So, if you skip lunch you will be very hungry for the rest of the day ( if you do not have snacks) Lunch is considered so important in Argenina that most businesses shut down 12- 1 P.M. in Buenos Aries and people go home to eat!
 * __Argentinean Potato Salad-__ an Argentinean style of potato salad with green olives and some lemon and ground mustard mixed in**
 * __Argentinian style ribs-__** Heavily salted, and lime flavored ribs

= __**Dinner**__ = Parrillada - mixed grill of steak and other cuts of beef.

Asado- Beef roast cooked over an open fire.

Milanesa- Beef that is dipped in eggs, crumbs, and then fried.

Carbonada- Stew that has meat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and chunks of corn on the cob.

= __Special Celebration food__ =

Humitas en chala- Corn patties wrapped and cooked in their husks.

= = **__Dessert__** = =


 * **__DULCE DE LECHE__**- thick sweetened milk
 * often served on pastries as a topping
 * also spread on bread, crackers, and fruit
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 * __Dulce de membrillo__**-Quince jam


 * Dulce de batata con chocolate**- sweet patato with chocolate sauce [[image:zoom_15777580P.jpg width="320" height="378" align="right"]]


 * __Alfajores__**- sandwichs made of pastrey stuck together with dulce de leche