Matambre Arrollado en Pan
Argentina's matambre arrollado en pan: a thin flank sheet rolled tight around egg, carrot and pepper, poached, cooled and sliced into pinwheels laid in pan francés.
Argentina's matambre arrollado en pan: a thin flank sheet rolled tight around egg, carrot and pepper, poached, cooled and sliced into pinwheels laid in pan francés.
The lomito is the cheapest-eating expensive cut: a whole-tenderloin sandwich graded by how thin the lomo is sliced and how well the soft Córdoba bread survives the tower of egg, ham and cheese.
Lomito with ham and cheese; common addition.
Simple lomito; just meat with lettuce and tomato.
Complete lomito; grilled tenderloin with lettuce, tomato, ham, cheese, fried egg, mayonnaise. Massive and indulgent.
In Tucumán the lomito comes folded: a thin disc of pan árabe pressed around seared lomo, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato, the mark the Syrian-Lebanese northwest left on Argentina's steak sandwich.
Kibbeh/kibbe; sometimes served in sandwich form.
Hamburger with fried egg; very common in Argentina.
Complete hamburger; beef patty with lettuce, tomato, onion, ham, cheese, fried egg, mayonnaise, ketchup. Massive.
Argentine hamburger; typically larger and loaded with more toppings than American style. Often includes fried egg.
Stuffed onion pizza; double-crusted, eaten like sandwich. Buenos Aires specialty.
Focaccia-style bread; Italian influence.