Foods

What we want to show you are the changes in food habits most of all in the capital city Buenos Aires because in another places of the country they are still the same.
The changes have been producedbecause of the turism,the technological advances,inlfuence from other countries and people’s hurries.

Empanadas
Empanadas are a Slim bread dough filled with different things such as meat, Chicken,ham and cheese, corn, onion, tuna or vegetables.

Locro:
It’s a stew made of maize,pumpkin and beans. In some provinces it’s also made with peas or cassava.
It is traditionaly eaten in 25th may,the day when we commemorate the creation of our first government.

Mazamorra
It’s a dessert made with sugar, maize, water, milk, vanilla.

Arroz con leche
It’s a dessert made of rice, milk andsugar. You can eat it hot or cold.. in some places it’s common to add cinnamon, vanilla, lemon, wine or egg.

Asado
It’s grilled meat. It may be chicken, cow or pig. And it’s tipically eaten withsalads.

Tamales
They are traditionaly made with maize flour, pumpkin and it’s filled with meat, olives, eggs and spices. It’s covered with the corn’s skin , tied and boiled.

Dulce de leche
It’ssimilar to caramel and you can spread it on toasts, cookies, muffins or just eat it alone. Also you can add it to different desserts or cakes.

Mate
It’s a hot drink made with leaves of yerbamate. You can add to it sugar or sweetener.

Now some things have changed a little.
As there was no Entertainment, people used to get together and spend a long time chatting and eating, usullyasado. These days we are too busy with work or school and we don’t organise to get together.
Many years ago, women used to stay at home doing the housework. And when their husbands arrived, they hadalready finished dinner, so they could eat in family.
Nowadays some couples are tired when they arrive home so they order delivered food, most Commonly empanadas or pizza.
People use mate as a...