{"id":90464,"date":"2020-05-20T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=90464"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T21:22:46","slug":"beef-mecca-buenos-aires-shifts-toward-more-vegetable-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/beef-mecca-buenos-aires-shifts-toward-more-vegetable-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef mecca Buenos Aires shifts toward more vegetable options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Dan Moberger and Colin Boyle<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Meat, especially beef, is deeply embedded in Argentina\u2019s culture. Argentines consume more beef per capita than residents of any other country.<\/p>\n<p>Family gatherings revolve around \u201casados,\u201d which most Americans would call a barbecue. Sporting events, protests and everyday lunch breaks give locals a chance to try a variety of meats, often grilled at makeshift stands.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s top eatery is a steakhouse called Don Julio Parilla. It\u2019s ranked No. 34 by William Reed\u2019s list of the world\u2019s best restaurants. Traditional Argentine dishes include a schnitzel-like breaded meat cutlet, heavy cuts of steak, meat-stuffed empanadas and a chorizo sandwich fondly known as \u201cchoripan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Vegans in a Meat Country\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/420026564?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vegan and vegetarian diets have been growing in popularity across the world, but Argentina has been relatively intolerant of them, until now. Meat consumption in Argentina was at an all-time low in 2019. Vegans and vegetarians still face ridicule from meat-loving traditionalists, but they have an increasing array of options. Buenos Aires, the capital city, now has over 60 vegan or vegetarian restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>The dip in meat consumption is explained by a variety of reasons. The rising popularity of vegetable-heavy or -only diets, more visible animal rights activism and the nation\u2019s struggling economy all likely contributed. In this video, we go to the source and ask Porte\u00f1os \u2014 as the people of Buenos Aires are called \u2014 about the cultural shift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A plate of steak at Don Julio Parrilla in Buenos Aires is served up on a Tuesday afternoon at the world-famous steakhouse. (Colin Boyle\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dan Moberger and Colin Boyle Medill Reports Meat, especially beef, is deeply embedded in Argentina\u2019s culture. 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