Roadside Grill · Roast Kid Goat
Chivito Asado
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Kid goat in Mendoza's south is usually roasted 'al asador', splayed on an iron cross planted beside the fire, and cooked slowly for hours rather than grilled flat.
Young goat, slow-roasted whole over open coals until the skin crisps, sold by the plate at roadside grills and rural fairs across Mendoza's dry southern departments. It's typically seasoned with little more than salt to let the meat's flavor lead.
Why it's made this way: Mendoza's semi-desert terrain south of the city favors goat herding over cattle ranching, making chivito a specifically Mendocino answer to the beef-focused asado found elsewhere in Argentina.
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