Argentina is a very large country on the southeast of South America, running from the polar south to the tropical north. The population is very European in ancestry, with roughly half being pure-European in background, and another large section being mostly European in background.
It has a large Arab population (9±%), but which is intermarried and assimilated into the country’s larger demographic This is because it is heavily Maronite (Catholic) Lebanese who assimilate well.
Interestingly, Argentina has around 180,000 Jews – the seventh largest Jewish population in the world – and they can be politically active.
Basically, Hasanein Jassim is teaching the hosts about Arab cooking.
This is the show: Argentina Cooks: The episode is about Arab cooking.
Remember that anywhere from 8-10% of Argentina has some degree of Arab blood, often co-mingled. Almost all are Christian, but not all. Many are quite diluted, and some know little about their Arab ancestors.
It was posted in Aug 2010; but I thought it was a worth a look.
Would make the food tastier, but it would be hard to hold a conversation under that loud music.
