a biscuit sandwich made from cornstarch, stuffed with dulce de leche, and dusted in coconut flakes
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A weapon made of leather and stone used by the gauchos to catch animals. The dangerous weapon consists of two or three rawhide thongs, each tipped with leather-covered rocks or metal balls that are bound together at one end
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A sauce recipe includes parsley, oregano, garlic, onion, red pepper, vinegar and oil. Often used as the companion of a good asado.
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A thick caramel sauce usually made with milk and sugar, or by slowly heating sweetened condensed milk.
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A baked pastry (called pasties in England). t is made by placing an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the curved edge to form a seal before baking.
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pastries that often include some sort of pastry cream, dulce de leche or quince jam. The origin of some of their names is dated to the late 1800s when a union of anarchist bakers used their pastries as propaganda.
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a skilled horseman and farmer, reputed to be brave and unruly, the counterparts of cowboys in North America.
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The last name of the poet who wrote Martín Fierro. He was born in November 10th, 1834 ( died in 1886). We celebrate Tradition Day every November 10th in his honor.
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A stew customarily eaten during the winter, especially on 25 de mayo & 9 de julio holidays. Locro generally consists of hominy, potato, pumpkin, beans, chorizo and random meat cuts.
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Argentina's flagship wine. It is a purple grape variety brought to Argentina by French agricultural engineer Michel Pouget in 1868.
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The typical gaucho outfit made of a single large sheet of fabric with an opening in the center, for the head, and often it has an extra piece of fabric serving as a hood.
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A kind of schnitzel. Veal or chicken is pounded, breaded, deep fried or baked. Usually served with mashed potatoes or french fries.
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A traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink. It is made by soaking dried leaves of the yerba _____ plant in hot water and is served with a metal straw in a container typically made from calabash gourd.
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The name given to the plant used in the mate drink in the Guaraní, language of the indigenous people who first used mate
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A style of Argentine music and Argentine folk dance.
