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Overview of Argentine Cuisine History
The Argentinean cuisine is defined by 2 distinctive aspects: the cultural and influences and the increased agricultural potential. Due to the fac

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Argentine Food Glossary
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Preparation Methods for Argentine Cooking
The most frequently used cooking method is grilling. All kinds of meat and especially the Beef ones are grilled over the flame, near veggies. Sausages, pizzas, fish filet, kidney crackles and sweet breads are also grilled for a natural and fatless flavor. Roll-ups are very common, as they belong to the main culinary influence of Argentina, Italy. The Beef stuffed flanks are highly delicious and rolled snacks. Other dishes include more steps of cooking and procedures: the steak salad with spicy garlic salsa is a more complicated recipe, done in 2 steps (step 1 includes making the garlic salsa out of olive oil, fresh parsley, red wine vinegar, lemon, oregano, pepper flakes and garlic and step 2 is the preparation of the steak). Argentineans use many herbs and spices, which are usually dried before cooking and chopped. Almost all onions and garlic’s included in the meals are chopped, as well and tomatoes are peeled and then mashed for sauces.

Special Equipment for Argentine Cooking
Bowls are very much used, especially due to the dips, sauces and stews. The mate is sipped through a cane straw called bombilla. Small knifes are used to peel some of the soft fresh or boiled vegetables and some fruits, while chopping the meat is done with bigger knives. Other needed instruments are the sauce pans for stews and soups and large ones to preheat the oil for mixtures or meat. . In many cases, the cooking procedure is done simultaneously in different pots, so these must be available: ccondensate pots, orifice plate, flow elements, catch pots in different shapes and sizes. A grill is very necessary, due to the wide range of grilled dishes: all kinds of meat (especially Beef) are grilled over the flame, near veggies. Sausages, pizzas, fish filet, kidney crackles and sweet breads are also grilled for a natural and fatless flavor. A grinder is also very much needed when cooking an Argentinean dish, as there are many spices and herbs that require grinding before incorporating them.

Argentine Food Traditions and Festivals
Argentinean people enjoy celebrations, carnival and festivals, as they feel connected to their culture and historical background, which is full of valuable traditions. The Carnival is the most enjoyed Argentinean celebration, which takes place right before the fasting period of Lent, 6 weeks before Easter. In Mendoza, there is a regional holiday that celebrates grapes and vines, while wine-makers serve free wine; this holiday is called La Fiesta de la Vendimia and it is celebrated for 3 days. On the coastal area, there are specific celebrations, where seafood is the most important dish: the Harvest of Fish is celebrated at Mar de la Plata. During the winter, there is the Snow Festival, held in Andean City of San Carlos de Bariloche – this is the place where early settlers came from Switzerland and now the celebration includes Swiss cake and hot port wine with cinnamon. On Christmas, sweet pastries are very common in the Argentinean menu. among these, there is the dulce Argentino, simply prepared with eggs, self rising flour, Sugar, vanilla, condensed milk and sweet ver. The traditional drink, mate is drank on any occasion. The mate is sipped through a cane straw called bombilla and it is sweetened with Sugar or flavored with orange peel and herbs.

People in Argentine Food
Many traditional meals include baking or preparing aliments which are already available to buy, like noodles or dough. These are very specialized pastries and pastas, although they are simple and easy to cook, but the Argentineans chefs prefer to prepare them themselves. The regional influences and ethnic heritage affected the Argentinean cuisine and lifestyle of the people, too: European influences, like Spanish and Italian or old Hispanic ones are combined by the gifted cooks and transformed into authentic Argentinean cuisine. The chefs on the coastal area are masters when it comes to preparing seafood dishes and the ones in the central region are specialized on pastas and Beef specialties., The Argentinean people are gifted, besides creativity and cooking skills, with a wide range of culinary possibilities, as Argentina is a rich country regarding the cereals and plants that grow here and as well, diary and meat products. The Argentineans carried on the traditions through their cooking and all participated to the cultural Argentinean cuisine.
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