Category:Uruguayan Recipes

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One of the most traditional Uruguayan appetizers is represented by the stuffed zucchini, called in Spanish zapalitos rellenos. The beef is the most important meat meal, but there are also a lot of kinds of sausages: the barbeque is a very complex and rich meal, made of the traditional sausages called chorizo and the morcilla ones. One of the most consumed salads is the ensalada rusa (Russian salad), which is made of potatoes, English peas, carrots and sometimes mayo is added. The Uruguayan soups tend to be very consistent and stodgy, as they include many aliments, such as meat (sometimes fat meat), vegetable, pastes, spices and animal fat. Chaja is a local favorite, consisting of a sponge cake with jam and cream. The floating island dessert is made of a custard sauce of eggs, sugar and milk and custard with lemon rind. Vegetarian people eat in Uruguay salads, fried veggies and non milk and egg pastas.