A goat name on a beef sandwichSourced
Uruguayan chivito is made with beef
Uruguay’s chivito is a beef sandwich, commonly accompanied by cheese, ham and egg. The name means a young goat. What the word suggests and what the sandwich normally contains are not the same animal.
The goat is in the name, while beef is in the sandwich.
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