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THE BEEF ON BEEF
You walk into a traditional parrilla(steak restaurant), breeze past the sizzling grill at
the entrance and sit down. You've never had to choose between more than two or
three cuts of steak in your life, but the menu has at least 10 choices. What to do?
If you want to try a bit of everything, go for the parrillada(mixed grill). It often in-
cludes chorizo (beef or pork sausage), costillas(ribs) and carne(beef). It can also
come with more exotic items such as chinchulines(small intestines), molleja
(sweetbreads) and morcilla(blood sausage). Order a parrilladafor as many people
as you want and the parrillawill adjust servings accordingly.
Prime beef cuts include the following:
Biife de ch
e de choriizo Sirloin; a thick and juicy cut
Biife de c
e de costilla
illa T-bone or Porterhouse steak
Biife de lo
e de lomo Tenderloin; a tender though less flavorful piece
Cuuaddriil Rump steak; often a thin cut
Ojjo de b
o de biife Rib eye; a choice smaller morsel
Tiira de a
a de asaddo Short ribs; thin crispy strips of ribs
Vacíío Flank steak; textured, chewy and tasty
If you don't specify, your steak will be cooked a punto(medium to well done). Get-
ting a steak medium rare or rare is more difficult than you'd imagine. If you want a
little pink in the center, order it jugoso; if you like it truly rare, try vuelta y vuelta
and hope for the best. Don't miss chimichurri,a tasty sauce often made of olive oil,
garlic and parsley. Occasionally you can get salsa criolla, a condiment made of
diced tomatoes, onion and parsley.
If you're lucky enough to be invited to an asado(family or friends' barbecue), do
attend - here the art of grilling beef has been perfected, and the social bonding is
priceless.
Snacks
Kioscos (kiosks) are all over town and provide sweets, cookies, ice cream and packaged
sandwiches. On many streets, pancho (hot dog) and garapiñadas (sugar-roasted peanuts)
sellers prepare and sell their treats from carts.
Sandwiches de miga (thin, crustless sandwiches, usually with cheese and ham) are
very popular tea-time snacks. Lomitos (steak sandwiches) are the pinnacle of Argentine
sandwiches, while the choripán is a classic barbecue sausage sandwich.
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