Argentine cuisine

Argentine cuisine is heavily influenced by European cuisine and in particular Italian cuisine. Typical meals include various pasta dishes (fideos, nuquis(sp?), raviolis), mashed potatoes (pure de papas), and a number of meat dishes (carne asado, milanesa, lomo, empanadas)

Traditional Argentine foods include:

• Milanesa
• Empanadas
• Asado
• Locro

The national beverage of Argentina is a tea-like drink called Mate.