Chivito
Uruguay's everything-on-it steak sandwich
Think of it as: Like a cheesesteak and a full breakfast fused into one
Named "little goat." Contains zero goat.
What does it taste like?
Juicy beef, salty bacon and melty cheese, with a runny egg tying it all together.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureJuicy and very filling
What is it?
A towering sandwich of thin beef steak, ham, cheese, bacon, a fried egg, lettuce and tomato. Uruguay's national sandwich — its name means "little goat," but it's all beef.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served with fries, eaten with both hands or a knife and fork. There's also a bread-free plated version.
Watch it
More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇺🇾Uruguay
CapitalMontevideo
Populationabout 3.4 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesBeef exports, Farming and dairy, Software
Famous peopleJosé MujicaFormer president dubbed "the world's poorest president"
HelloHola (Spanish)
CurrencyUruguayan peso
And JapanIt marked 100 years of diplomatic relations with Japan in 2021.
Fun factIt hosted and won the very first soccer World Cup, in 1930.
The flag🇺🇾 Nine stripes for the nine original departments, plus the "Sun of May" in the corner.
From Tokyoabout 18,580 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Montevideo
Getting thereAbout 28+ hours (with connections)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeDecember to March, beach season. Also tryAsado (barbecue)Milanesa (breaded cutlet)Dulce de leche
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeDecember to March, beach season. Also tryAsado (barbecue)Milanesa (breaded cutlet)Dulce de leche
🇺🇾 Sounds & life in Uruguay
HolaHello（Hola (Spanish)）
Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
Right now…
AnthemNational Anthem of Uruguay ("Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba")
MusicCandombe Drum-parade rhythms with African roots
Listen on YouTube SportSoccer
Luis Suárez (soccer, the national team's all-time top scorer) World HeritageHistoric Quarter of Colonia del Sacramento and more National flowerCeibo (cockspur coral tree) FestivalCarnival (Jan–Feb, lasting around 40 days)
MusicCandombe Drum-parade rhythms with African roots
Listen on YouTube SportSoccer
Luis Suárez (soccer, the national team's all-time top scorer) World HeritageHistoric Quarter of Colonia del Sacramento and more National flowerCeibo (cockspur coral tree) FestivalCarnival (Jan–Feb, lasting around 40 days)
Ingredients
- Thin beef steak 1
- Soft round bun 1
- Ham 1 slice
- Cheese 1 slice
- Bacon 2 rashers
- Egg 1
- Lettuce and tomato
- Mayonnaise
How to make it (one way)
- Season the steak and sear it quickly
- Crisp the bacon and fry an egg
- Top the steak with ham and cheese to melt
- Spread mayo on the bun and add lettuce and tomato
- Stack steak, bacon and egg, close it up, and serve with fries