The Gaucho and the Chimichurri

The Gaucho and the Chimichurri

The Gaucho and Chimichurri are symbols of Argentine culture. The Gaucho has a long-standing tradition with asado, and Chimichurri has accompanied it for two centuries.   Originally chimichurri was a brine, a mixture of water, salt, garlic and bay leaf. Certain seasonings were added to this mixt...
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The ranch: the Gaucho's home

The ranch: the Gaucho home

The gaucho is a character with a spirit of freedom. A lover of nature and horseback riding in the Argentine pampas, he is not tied to anything. He used to pitch a tent with cowhide in any area he passed through.   The ranch, the gaucho’s home, was born as a requirement of the large [&hell...
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argentine asado and the gauchos

Argentine asado and the gauchos

To talk about Argentine asado is to talk about the gauchos. The gauchos were the first hunters, and later breeders, of cows in Argentina.   They were the ones who began to kill cows for consumption, and inaugurated the tradition of the Argentine asado, which has been a ritual ever since.  ...
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