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MIAMI.- (Special envoy).- The smoke and the tempting smell of roast They are part of the previous thousands of Argentines who were waiting to enter the Hard Rock Stadiumwhere tonight selection will close its participation in the Group A against Peru. Groups of friends, families and some others who make a few dollars joined in a custom of the North American public before each sporting event.
The cumbia plays at full volume from the speakers. Also the Argentine anthem and the court songs.
Hernán Reyes has had a company for 25 years in Miami that is dedicated to serving barbecues at events, such as weddings and birthdays. The days he plays the Inter Miami It is located at the door of the stadium where Lionel Messi He is the most popular figure. He works alongside a partner who sells meat and makes sausages in this area of Florida. A grill cook and an assistant also work with them. Among the sea of Argentines and some Peruvians who walk through the streets of the parking lot of the charming stadium where the Dolphins play, Daniel does not stop sweating. Between the sun, the asphalt and the fire of the grill, the temperature must be above 40 degrees.
He sells the choripán for US$6, and the vacuum-packed one for US$10. Argentine beer costs US$10 at their stand: a tent with a grill, a wood-burning grill and refrigerators. To accompany the meats there are traditional chimichurri and other blendwith mayonnaise and mustard. Count on THE NATION that sold 1,200 chorizos when Inter Miami presented Messi. At the gate of the stadium where the Argentine star plays at home, he sells an average of 500 chorizos per game. For tonight’s meeting They brought 600 sausages and about 90 kilos of meat.
“I would never have imagined doing this at the door of La Bombonera”says this Boca fan born in Quilmes.
Lucas Maduri is with his group of friends from Miami. Most of them arrived after the 2001 crisis and share a common code that they brought from Argentina. On Wednesdays they get together to play soccer and then stay to eat a barbecue. There are about 12 of them and in the Argentina-Peru preview they met with their families before entering the stands. In total, there are more than thirty people. “This vacuum is great, like the one over there. Go find some fat,” says Lucas as he turns one of the four pieces he has on the grill.
“This is normal for Americans but for us it seems strange. Likewise, our grill is much better, they bring hamburgers and sausages,” she points out.
Julián is a man from Córdoba from Villa María who arrived in Florida eight months ago to work in gastronomy. He is wearing the Belgrano shirt cooking for his friends, who are in a gazebo drinking beer and, above all, fernet. Vacuum pieces, roast lid, loin, picanha and tenderloin are arranged on two grills. He says that here in Miami, a kilo of empty meat is sold for about 24 dollars in the supermarket and rib roast is sold for about 20 dollars a kilo.
Like any good Cordoban, Fernet is a must. The Italian version is sold in supermarkets for around 30 dollars a bottle, while the Argentinian version costs 25 dollars.
