Chivito is the diminutive of chivo, goat, and means kid (young
goat). In neighboring Argentina,
chivito, barbecued kid, is a popular asado dish; it is reported that the Uruguayan chivito arose in
Punta del Este, Uruguay, at a restaurant called "El Mejillón Bar" in 1946, when a woman[8][9][10] from northern Argentina or Chile ordered a sandwich of chivito for a hurried meal, expecting kid.[1] The restaurant owner, Antonio Carbonaro,[11] did not have this meat and used beef
fillet steak instead.[12][13]
Variations
The Canadian Chivito (in
Spanishchivito canadiense) is a variation of the sandwich, with the addition of panceta.[14]
The chivito can be served as a platter rather than a sandwich (chivito al plato).[13] It is usually served with
Russian salad or
French fries.
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ab"Murió el inventor del chivito uruguayo" [The inventor of the "chivito uruguayo" has died]. La Nacion (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (in Spanish). 11 November 2003. Archived from
the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^"Chivito Canadiense". Radio Nacional (Uruguay) (in Spanish). 8 April 2017. Archived from
the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.