Introduction: If you were to visit Uruguay, you might be surprised by how Italian the food seems, although there are also many differences between Uruguayan and Italian cuisine. The most commonly-eaten foods here are:
- Pizza (it competes with the classic NYC slice, even though it hurts my huge ego to say it ;) )
- Pasta (tallerines refers to noodles. Tallerines con tuco would be some version of spaghetti and tomato sauce.)
- Milanesa (a breaded and fried meat cutlet. You can have red meat, chicken or vegetarian versions that often use eggplant, soy, or lentil beans)
- Empanadas (I have a running joke with my host family: "How do you say 'empanadas' in English?" It's important to note that sometimes it's not necessary to translate names. Have you seen/eaten any empanadas over there in New York? Every country in Latin America has its own version.)
- Mate (a tea that people drink in a special container)
What food did I try?: I've tried all the foods listed in the introduction. But I have to say, one of my favorite meals was another classic Uruguayan dish: Canelones de jamón, queso, crema y maíz.
How many Spanish words can you translate there? Let's work through it:
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