World Tour: Uruguay

This weekend is it.  The end of the World Cup until they roll around this time 2014.  Not that I’m a huge soccer fan but the whole immersion into the various cultures over the past couple of months has been exciting to my core.  I have learned a great deal about geography that took me back to my 7th grade history classes and it has sparked my curiosity about none other than…what do they eat over there??  Bored with the whole American food scene, my mind is constantly searching for a new food territory to attack or a new cuisine to arouse  my palate.  The hunt for a cheap ticket to Spain is well underway as it faces one of my favorite countries for the title, The Netherlands.

Of the last four countries to take the lead in these last days of the most anticipated games around the world, Uruguay is the one that I am least familiar with in terms of culture, food…pretty much everything.  Please don’t judge me.  I decided it was time to do some research on the unfamiliar territory.  Here are a few quick facts for those of you feeling the same sentiments:  It is located in South America, the only land that borders the small country is Brazil, Uruguayans are descendants of the Spanish culture like their neighbor Argentina and meat is a heavy part of the Uruguayan diet (*love this place already…).  Food is the focus:  parrillada is a staple dish (*beef platter) and the chivito (*steak sandwich).

This sounds like a place I would like:  beefy food, surrounded by water and a romance language to fill the air.  When my pockets move me from this BoltBus way of travel to a first class American Airlines flight to South America, I’m there.  For now, I will have to just read about it…I digress…

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