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Milanesa - Quiz
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  • 1. Which region is particularly associated with the milanesa?
A) The Amazon Basin
B) The Andean Highlands
C) The Caribbean Islands
D) The Southern Cone and the Río de la Plata
  • 2. Approximately how many kilograms of milanesas are consumed in Argentina each year?
A) 25 million
B) 100 million
C) 500 million
D) 300 million
  • 3. What is the average annual per capita consumption of milanesas in Argentina?
A) 20.1 kilograms
B) 5.2 kilograms
C) 11.4 kilograms
D) 8.7 kilograms
  • 4. On average, how many times a week do Argentines eat milanesas?
A) Five times
B) Three times
C) Once
D) Seven times
  • 5. What does the expression 'la verdad de la milanesa' denote?
A) A culinary disaster
B) A historic recipe
C) An unquestionable truth
D) A secret recipe
  • 6. When is National Milanesa Day celebrated in Argentina?
A) May 3
B) December 25
C) November 12
D) March 18
  • 7. Which venue in Buenos Aires has hosted an annual milanesa festival since 2024?
A) Hipódromo de Palermo
B) La Bombonera
C) Teatro Colón
D) Casa Rosada
  • 8. Which Argentine province is particularly associated with the 'sánguche de milanesa'?
A) Tucumán
B) Mendoza
C) Santa Fe
D) Córdoba
  • 9. When is Milanesa Sandwich Day celebrated?
A) January 1
B) May 3
C) March 18
D) November 10
  • 10. Whose death does the Milanesa Sandwich Day commemorate?
A) Juan Domingo Perón
B) A famous Argentine chef
C) José Norberto 'Chacho' Leguizamón
D) The founder of the first butcher shop
  • 11. In what year did the Tucumán legislature designate the milanesa sandwich as an official intangible cultural heritage?
A) 2022
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2024
  • 12. When did the National Milanesa Sandwich Festival in San Miguel de Tucumán begin?
A) 2022
B) 2024
C) 2018
D) 2010
  • 13. What is the status of the milanesa in Argentina?
A) An iconic staple
B) A fading historical tradition
C) An imported luxury item
D) A rare seasonal treat
  • 14. How did the initiative for National Milanesa Day start?
A) Informally by fans on social media
B) By a government decree
C) By a national newspaper
D) By a culinary school
  • 15. In which month is the National Milanesa Sandwich Festival held?
A) May
B) September
C) November
D) March
  • 16. What does the word "Milanesa" mean in Spanish?
A) Breaded meat
B) Milanese
C) Fried steak
D) Italian cutlet
  • 17. Which country considers the milanesa a quintessential national dish?
A) France
B) Argentina
C) Italy
D) Austria
  • 18. What is the original Italian dish that the milanesa is derived from?
A) Risotto alla milanese
B) Wiener schnitzel
C) Panettone
D) Cotoletta alla milanese
  • 19. How is a traditional cotoletta alla milanese prepared?
A) Fried in clarified butter
B) Baked in olive oil
C) Grilled over charcoal
D) Deep-fried in lard
  • 20. What is the typical meat used in an Argentine milanesa?
A) Pork belly
B) Lean, boneless beef
C) Bone-in veal
D) Bone-in lamb
  • 21. What is the popular legend behind the invention of the milanesa napolitana?
A) It was created to celebrate a local holiday
B) It was created to hide a burnt milanesa
C) It was invented by a chef in Naples
D) It was a mistake by an Italian immigrant
  • 22. What is the name of the 18th-century Italian writer who mentioned medieval breaded meat dishes?
A) Massimo Alberini
B) Pietro Verri
C) Alessandro Marzo Magno
D) Giovanni Fancello
  • 23. What was the name of the 1134 dish listed as breaded loin of meat?
A) Cotoletta alla milanese
B) Wiener schnitzel
C) Lombos cum panitio
D) Cotolette de la Révolution
  • 24. Which country might have influenced the milanesa according to some historians?
A) Greece
B) France
C) Germany
D) Portugal
  • 25. In which city did most Italian immigrants settle upon arriving in Argentina?
A) La Plata
B) Rosario
C) Córdoba
D) Buenos Aires
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