Argentina’s Culture and Food
By: Ashley Cavins, Jessie Minneman, Jon Bixler, Mason West, Westin Hanson, Ray-man
Argentina is located in southeastern South America. It is the second largest country in South America. Argentina is divided into four sections. The first section is the northern subtropical woodlands and swamps. The second section is heavily, wooded slopes of the Andes Mountains in the west which contain large lakes. Besides just being covered by mountains and lakes, it is also covered by grape vineyards. The third section is in the deep south, cold Patagonian Plateau. And the fourth section is the temperate region surrounding Buenos Aires. There are close to 41 million people that live in Argentina. Argentinian people speak Spanish.
A variety of foods are grown in Argentina. Beef being the national dish of Argentina. Argentina’s agriculture production has increased impressively since 1990. Some of the main crops being; corn, soybeans, wheat, grapefruit, rice, bananas, and potatoes. Argentina produces around 200,000 tons of cotton each year on average as well. Some livestock products include; veal, chicken, duck, goose, horse, lamb, pork, and turkey. Argentina’s geography is great in raising livestock because of all the greenery it has.
Argentina’s eating patterns are not like the common U.S. eating patterns. The Argentinian people for instance, are not big breakfast eating people like those in the United States are. They usually eat a light meal such as rolls or bread with a cup of coffee. They eat breakfast first thing in the morning, if they even eat breakfast. Then around 12:30-2:30 pm they eat lunch which is light, but not as light as breakfast. They usually eat meat, vegetables, or a salad. When 5:00 pm rolls ...
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...’s national dish. Argentina’s bakeries are always stocked with Facturas in the morning because they are the most popular pastry. Many people enjoy Facturas with a cup of coffee in the morning. Submarinos are commonly found in Argentina’s cafes. They are basically hot chocolate but with a little labor behind them. People enjoy getting a hot steaming cup of milk along with a chocolate bar to “submerge” into the milk to create a steaming cup of chocolate. These foods are full of Argentina’s culture and very delicious!
Argentina’s cuisine includes many Spanish-style dishes that are influenced by Europe. Argentina’s culture is different in many ways from the United States’ traditions. Many people enjoy learning and experiencing the new culture and landscape, especially the food! www.geography.about.com www.kidcyber.com www.foodbycountry.com www.nationsencyclopedia.com
In Mañana Es San Perón: A Cultural History of Perón’s Argentina, Mariano Ben Plotkin - an emeritus professor and doctor in history and writer of Peronist Argentinean history at the university of California, Berkeley, addresses one of the first populist movement in the region of South America: el peronismo. After offering an important contextualizing “Introduction,” Plotkin organized his book into four main parts composing the book, each containing two chapters, resulting in a total of eight. Consequently, the author also offers, after the main four parts, Notes, a selected bibliography, and an index. The author concludes this book with an interesting and polemic conclusion where he discusses if Peronism was totalitarian. Plotkin, in Manana es San Perón, attempts to give a historical account about Perón’s Argentina through a cultural perspective.
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Eva Perón, the 20th century Cinderella story of Argentina, was one of the most hated, loved and powerful woman of her time. Her rise to power was spectacular and her use of that ruthless power supported her husband’s regime. While some think of her as an angelic woman who sought to uplift women and the poor, others viewed her as a self-serving, egotistical woman who used sex to rise up on Argentina’s social and political ladder, all the while seeking vengeance on the upper class. Because of this power and influence, Eva Perón will not only be remembered as a dictators wife but also as someone who crushed democratic institutions to satisfy her personal agenda. Eva Perón was a fierce feminist who gave Argentinian women suffrage.
Popular main dishes include lechón asado (roast pig), bictec de palomilla (sirloin steak), ropa vieja (shredded beef), and pollo asado (roasted chicken); these are accompanied by arroz blanco y frijoles negros (white rice and black beans), and if it is cooked together congri or moros y cristianos (black beans and rice). Desserts are rich and very sweet. After meals at home, in restaurants, at work, and at any time and everywhere Cubans love to drink café Cubano, the strong and bittersweet coffee.
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C. the Aztecs’ method of building raised farmland in Lake Texcoco using soil dredged from the lake
Most people think of exotic foods when they think of foods from other countries, but that’s not necessarily true . Locals enjoy lots of foods eaten in the United States. Steak is very big in Bolivia, so there is a lot of steakhouses. Of course, Bolivians do have some signature foods and local fruits are super tasty. Fruits like apples, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, mangos, honeydew melon, watermelons, figs, grapefruit, and many more grow there. Bolivia does has some special fruits. One of these is the Acais berries, which has a remarkable reputation because of its many vitamins and minerals. The acharya berry has a festival in its honor in January. This berry is semi-acidic. Another interesting berry is everybodys’ favorite, since it makes chocolate!!!! The cacao is an ugly looking fruit that you probably would never buy if you saw it for sale and it is not normally eaten by itself. The last fruit I’ll tell you about is a kind of banana, a guineos. These bananas are not your everyday banana, it is much smaller than an average banana and is the best banana for banana bread.
Rieu-Millan, Marie Laure. (1990). Bibliography of the History of America. Mexico: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas.
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Between the years of 1976 to 1983, the period known as the ‘Dirty War’ was in full force in Argentina. During this period, thousands of people mysteriously went missing, and are referred to now as the ‘Disappeared’. It is believed that many of the disappeared were taken by agents of the Argentine government, and perhaps tortured and killed before their bodies were disposed of in unmarked graves or rural areas. Whenever the female captives were pregnant, their children were stolen away right after giving birth, while they themselves remained detained. It is estimated that 500 young children and infants were given to families with close ties to the military to be raised. Within this essay I would like to touch on the brief history of the Dirty war and why the military felt it was necessary to take and kill thousands of Argentina’s, and also the devastating affects the disappeared, and stolen children are having on living relatives of those taken or killed. It is hard to imagine something like this happening in North America relatively recently. To wakeup and have members of your family missing, with no explanation, or to one day be told your parents are not biologically related is something Argentina’s had to deal with, and are continuing to face even today.
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