Dear Mr. Pollan,
Grilling at Feria de Mataderos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
I’ve only just finished reading the first chapter of your new book, Cooked: A Natural History of Tranformation. Your description of the grilling process is so like the asado my family and I experienced while living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I just had to write and tell you. In fact, much of what is happening to grilling in the US is happening in Argentina as well. The difference? They could still stop the massive takeover of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). Especially if the Argentine people understand what is happening to the meat industry in their own country. But I am getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you about an Argentine asado.
Not Your Average American 