Editing Uruguay (section)

=== Food ===
{{Main|Uruguayan cuisine}}
Uruguayan food culture comes mostly from the European cuisine culture. Most of the Uruguayan dishes are from Spain, France, Italy, and Brazil, the result of immigration caused by past wars in Europe. Daily meals vary between meats, pasta of all types, rice, sweet desserts and others, with meat being the principal dish due to Uruguay being one of the world's largest producers of meat in quality.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

Typical dishes include: "[[Asado]] uruguayo" (big grill or barbecue of all types of meat), roasted lamb, [[Chivito (sandwich)|Chivito]] (sandwich containing thin grilled beef, lettuce, tomatoes, fried egg, ham, olives and others, and served with French fries), [[Milanesa]] (a kind of fried breaded beef), tortellini, spaghetti, gnocchi, ravioli, rice and vegetables.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

One of the most consumed spreads in Uruguay is [[Dulce de leche]] (a caramel confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk). The most typical sweet is [[Alfajor]], which is a small cake, filled with [[Dulce de leche]] and covered with chocolate or [[meringue]]. Other typical desserts include the [[Pastafrola]] (a type of cake filled with quince jelly) and [[Chajá]] (meringue, sponge cake, whipped cream and fruits, typically peaches and strawberries are added). [[Mate (drink)|Mate]], a [[Herbal tea|herbal drink]], is the most typical beverage in Uruguay.{{fact|date=March 2025}}