Uruguay Food Traditions

In Uruguay, people eat a lot of meat. The traditional dish is asado, which is barbeque, usually sausages, lamb and beef with chimichurri on top. [editor’s note:  chimichurri is a sauce native to Uruguay and Argentina. It is made up of olive oil and vinegar, oregano, salt, pepper, and chilis.] Salad, tomatoes and peppers are served with the meat. Also, they eat bread and cheese along with the meal. The region produces blueberries and peaches. On our farm here, we grow limes and many vegetables. This morning I picked a lot of tomatoes, eggplants and strawberries. 

Uruguay has different types of weather; where I live, near the coast, there is lots of fishing. (I live 4 kilometers from the ocean.)  Brotola is a fish similar to cod; it is very popular to eat on the grill. The country has a large production of wine: Alvarino is a white wine and Tannat is a red wine, both of which are local to the area where I am living. 

My favorite dessert is alfajores, a kind of shortbread cookie with dulce de leche sandwiched in between. They also eat crepes with dulce de leche.