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 Posted 30-12-2006 16:59 by Mikeee |
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Heersch!
Bij het lezen van onderstaand stukje tekst werd mijn ongenoegen opnieuw gekieteld m.b.t. de west-europese neiging tot denken dat vlees "evil" is en vegetarisch eten "the righteous path".
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In a special end-of-year edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme From Our Own Correspondent, reporters reflect on some of their more memorable meal times.
Daniel Schweimler in Argentina
A few weeks ago the president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, urged his people not to buy meat in his efforts to force producers to keep their prices down.
It was a topic of discussion in the queue at the butcher's shop for a while before being thrown out with the leftover bones and gristle.
Meat is the main item on the Argentine menu and the government is again in dispute with the meat industry over ways to keep the prices down as part of their efforts to control inflation.
Argentines consume on average 68kg of beef a year - almost double that of the average American.
Eating beef is not just another option on the lunch menu here.
It is a passion, an art form and in some cases an obsession.
I had no idea what lay in store at my first asado, or meat barbecue.
A small, wiggly sausage sort of thing was placed on a large plate in front of me. It was part of the small intestine, but very tasty.
But that was only the beginning. One cut followed another of all shapes, textures and sizes.
Bife de chorizo, morcilla, chinchulin, entrana, asado de tira, vacio - that is black sausage, rib eye steak and many others which simply do not have foreign equivalents.
The list goes on and on and so did the servings.
Desperately in search of something with less blood in it, I reached for the salad in the middle of the table.
"No", said my host. "That's just for show, to add a little colour to the table." 
No self-respecting macho Argentine male spends longer in the kitchen than it takes to ask what is for dinner.
But they will happily get up early on a Sunday morning to prepare the fire for the lunchtime parrilla, or barbeque grill, phoning their football friends to get that wonderful recipe for marinade.
The symbolic builder of the Argentine nation was the gaucho - the cowboy out on the inhospitable pampas - the wide, open plains.
He defied the elements to bring the cattle home, camping out under the stars as he cooked tender cuts of meat on his knife over the camp fire.
Most Argentines live in the cities these days, but stuck in a traffic jam or squashed into an underground train, they can dream about life on the pampas... or at the very least, a big, juicy rump steak when they get home.
You simply do not separate an Argentine from his meat.
President Kirchner realised that and will try different methods to resolve his difficulties with the meat producers this time.
An invitation to his country home for a barbecue grill might be a good place to start.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6214445.stm#4
Ik moet eens snel naar Argentinië...
[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Mikeee op 30-12-2006 16:59]
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