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 | Find out the truth about meat, the ultimate health food. Some cultures know a lot about meat: Argentineans, for example, are arguably the world's authorities on whatever-kind-of-meat dishes in the world. Forget about barbecues, really: what in Europe would be considered as a luxurious gourmet meal in Argentina is the typical construction site and mason's lunch. And for an Argentinean, the meat used at any barbecue it the U.S., Australia, or wherever is third rate, almost invariably: perhaps, the dog will eat it… Yes, it's that bad, tha's the difference in standards, no joking. That is the 'asado,' which essentially is a barbecue, but really there is no comparison a s there is no comparison between food carbonised in a truck accident while going to the supermarket, and what you get while shopping. Asados are infinitely more elaborate than BBQs, but the oddest thing is that among the best ones, you will certainly find those made at actual construction sites instead of expensive restaurants. You can also get good asados near football stadiums and at little shops or road restaurants. It quite common to see a squad of construction workers, telephone technicians, train maintenance crews, etc. working, all of them, except one, which is the cook, making asado and serving mate during the whole day. English immigrants, in the late nineteenth century, seeing that not all cuts of the cow were being used, actually improved the asado by including in it parts like the cow's intestines, glands, kidneys, etc. Coming from almost-starving Europe, it was logical that they thought that nothing should be wasted, and in this way, the 'parrillada' was born, which is some sort of asado complete with other cuts, the guts of the cow, and even fish and chicken meat. In these more recent, enlightened days of globalisation, there are even vegetarian asados. |
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