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Country of Research: Argentina Picture Page Here

March 2, 2011, March 4, 2011

Notes


 * Component**: Social


 * Sub-component**: Food


 * Source**: CultureGrams


 * Keywords** (Facts): eat more beef than any other country/beef prices low///empanadas// (turnovers)///locro// (corn stew)/eat dinner very late, after 9 PM/weekend bbq (//asado//)/national tea is called //mate//, drunk in a gourd


 * Sentences**: Argentines eat more beef than any other country in the whole world. This is because beef prices are so low! Some national foods are called //empanadas//, which are like turnovers stuffed with meat, a tea called //mate// drunk from a guord with a shared straw, and a corn stew called //locro//. Although Argentines eat three meals a day, they eat dinner very late, after 9 pm.


 * Questions**: Why is Italian and French food so popular?


 * Responses**: I wonder if a lot of ancestors are from Italy and France. Ew, I don't think it's healthy for everyone to drink from the same straw. But I think it's a cool custom because it shows how close you are to your friends. I loved the steak in Argentina!

Date: March 3, 2011



==** Source: CultureGrams ** ==

==** Keywords (Facts): futbol (soccer) = national sport/teams = boca jur and river plate/children play too/people are fans/other popular sports = basketball, rugby, skiing/old men play chess or lawn bowling/ski in Las Lenas ** ==

==** Sentences: The national sport of Argentina is //futbol//, sometimes known as soccer in other parts of the world. Two famous teams are Boca Junior and River Plate. Argentines are big fans, and even children play //futbol// too. You might ski during the winter months in Las Lenas. In the park squares, you might see old men playing chess called //bochas// or playing lawn bowling. ** ==

==** Responses: Maybe because the weather is so beautiful that people are outside a lot. I remember reading that Argentina gets 220 sunny days out of 365 days a year!!! That's a lot of sunny days. ** ==