An Authentic Argentine Asada

an argentine tradition

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March 12th 2006
Not long after moving to Buenos Aires, i had the good fortune to make friends with dos argentinas who invited several of us exchange students to an asada at one of their (parents) homes (it is not uncommon for argentines to live at home into their 30´s). An argentine asada is an all day barbeque where meats are gradually cooked and served over the course of the party. The portenos (residents of ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more