Bring on the steak

A load of bull

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September 25th 2009
Vik's bit: I have never seen so many cows. They're everywhere. Wandering the Argentinian streets, chilling in the plazas, packing out the fields. Slightly reminiscent of India - in terms of sharing the roads - but unlike India, they are only sacred here once they land on the plate. Beef and some gloopy caramel-type sauce they call 'Dulce de Leche'; both seem to whip up unprecedented amounts o ... 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