Chivito (sandwich)

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Chivito

Type	Sandwich
Place of origin	Uruguay
Created by	Antonio Carbonara[1]
Main ingredients	Bun, churrasco beef, bacon, fried or hard-boiled eggs, ham, black or green olives, mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise
Cookbook: Chivito   Media: Chivito

Ingredients in a Chivito sandwich

A Chivito sandwich, with all the trimmings

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Chivito is the national dish of Uruguay,^{[citation needed]} It is a thin slice of tender cooked beef steak (churrasco), with mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, black or green olives, and commonly also bacon, fried or hard-boiled eggs and ham, served as a sandwich in a bun, often accompanied by French fried potatoes.^[2][3] Other ingredients, such as red beets, peas, grilled or pan-fried red peppers, and slices of cucumber, may be added.^[4][5]

In Argentina a sandwich of this sort is called lomito.

Origin[]

Chivito is the diminutive of chivo, goat, and means kid (young goat). In neighbouring Argentina, chivito, barbecued kid, is a popular asado dish; it is reported that the Uruguayan chivito arose in Punta del Este, Uruguay, at a restaurant called "El Mejillón Bar" in 1946, when a woman^[6][7][8] from Argentina ordered a sandwich of chivito for a hurried meal, expecting kid.^[1] The restaurant owner, Antonio Carbonaro, did not have this meat, and used beef fillet steak instead.^[9][10]

Variations[]

The Canadian Chivito (in Spanish chivito canadiense) is a variation of the sandwich, with the addition of panceta.^[11]

The chivito can be served as a platter rather than a sandwich (chivito al plato).^[10] It is usually served with Russian salad or French fries.

Maldonado, Uruguay[]

Maldonado, Uruguay holds a chivito party on a date close to Maldonado Day, October 19. Activities typically include food tasting, children's activities (pony rides, milking cows), and live music.^[12] and dance presentations.^[13]

The second party was held in Plaza San Fernando on October 19–21, 2012,^[14][15] and third on October 17–21, 2013.^{[16][17][18][19]}

See also[]

• List of sandwiches
• Roast beef sandwich

References[]

Further reading[]

• History of the Chivito from the local government in Maldonado (Spanish only)
• invention of the Chivito (Spanish only)

External links[]

Media related to Chivito at Wikimedia Commons