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October 11 is the National Argentine Asado Day
Although it is the passion of many, few know why every October 11th the National Asado Day is celebrated in Argentina. The Argentine barbecue is a bonding routine that had its beginnings in the times of gauchos and facons, in the 18th century. While in the cities Spanish cuisine attracted all the attention, in the fields you could see the humble barbecue of the laborer, the improvised fire of the gaucho and the generous grills of the ranchers.
Why the National Argentine Asado Day is celebrated on October 11
The initiative to turn it into an anniversary began in a community on Facebook, which in 2013 raised a call to join Argentines in a popular tribute to this food that would unite all the country’s inhabitants regardless of region, age, social class, political ideology or religion.
“We are all Argentines and 200 years of our history, we have not realized to celebrate one of the most important events in our life as a society, that of celebrating the Day of ‘our Argentine barbecue’,” they expressed from the account @diadelasadoargentino e They invited “to celebrate one day a year the social ritual par excellence that we have, that of sharing a barbecue at home.”
To the proposal to celebrate the National Argentine Asado Day The only thing missing was a date, and the October 11th: the warm spring weather, ideal for being outdoors, and the long holiday for Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity They seem like the perfect excuse to honor him, precisely, with a barbecue.