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What are the customs in Argentina regarding food?

• Merienda time: The time, it is the time when it is time for snacks! Snacks are regularly on the menu.
• Argentines love meat, lots of meat. From black pudding to burgers from the grill. A “parilla”, a grill restaurant, is worth a visit. If you are vegetarian, food will be a bit harder to find, although there are usually general salads available. In addition to meat, you can get pasta and pizza in almost all of Argentina. Only in Buenos Aires (and a few other larger cities) you can also find Asian food.

What are the best recipes in Argentina?

• A comedor is a small restaurant, where you can eat what people in Argentina eat! Usually a huge traditional meal with bread is served.
• Asado is grilled beef. Asado is a way of preparing, barbecue style.
• Alfajores are two biscuits with dulce de leche (caramelized milk) in between.

What are the best drinks in Argentina?

• Yerba mate is a type of tea. 'Yerba' stands for the tea/herb leaves, 'mate' is the drinking cup (kale) from which the yerba, poured with hot water, is drunk through a 'bombilla' (filter straw)
• Quilmes is the local beer.
• Malbec is a huge (wine) success in Argentina and is now synonymous with Argentina. Holidays and festivals in Argentina?

What are notable holidays and festivals in Argentina?

• The day of the May Revolution in 1810 is on May 25th. The national day of Argentina that is celebrated with parades, music and food. There are also speeches by dignitaries.
• Every year in November the Marcha del orgullo is celebrated. The annual gay pride in Buenos Aires. With exuberant activities, music and dancing through the streets.
• Tango is not just a dance. Tango is inspired and based on improvisation. The tango is horizontal. Dancing through life with high heels and a beautiful dress.Dancing through life with high heels and a beautiful dress. That feels festive and in Buenos Aires they dance on the streets.

What are notable habits in Argentina?

• Gauchos: Who has not heard of the gauchos? The gauchos are a mix between cowboys and Indians. They travel around the country on horseback.
• It is about the well-known: A walk with the dog, it is customary to walk the same round in the village on Sundays or drive in the car, to meet neighbors and friends on the same streets.
• Clap your hands, when you enter a house, there is usually no doorbell and even if there is one, still clap.
• Polo: Polo is played in Argentina. It is hockey played on horseback. The best Argentinian teams come from Buenos Aires.

What are the customs in Spain regarding food?

• Dinner is eaten late during the evening, 9 PM is general time to start. 
• Many people love Spanish food, especially tapas. Spaniards eat as many as four times in a day.
• Breakfast (el desayuno) is usually toasted bread with an espresso in a café. The most important meal of the day is lunch (la comida), which is taken extensively between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon. It is a hot meal, for example Paella. The third meal is the snack (la merienda) which is eaten when we Dutch think of dinner, namely between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. The fourth and last meal is dinner (la cena), which starts at 10:00 p.m. and is a bit lighter than lunch. Tipping is common in Spain, and is usually just included in the price.

What are the best recipes in Spain?

• There are many regional specialties in Spain. For example, a lot of fish is eaten in the Canary Islands and gazpacho (cold soup) in Andalusia. A lot of spices are used. The most famous dish from Spain is paella, which is usually made with fish or chicken. Tapas are Spanish appetizers. Tortilla de Patatas, these are tortillas made from potatoes and egg.
• Typical food is tapas! It is shared with drinks. Tapas are small dishes. In many ways served from the counter or from the menu: grilled pimiento, manchego, chorizo, patatas bravas, tortilla.
• A dessert that Spaniards love is flan, a soft custard made of eggs topped with a caramel sauce.
• Typical Catalan dishes are rabbit with vineyard snails and Catalan sausage (butifarra) with white beans.
• Paella: A rice dish with chicken and fish, peppers and various seafood

What are the best drinks in Spain?

• A truly Spanish drink is sangría.This is a mix of red wine, sugar, cognac and various (fresh) fruits.If the fruits such as orange segments, grapes and melon have sat in the mix a little longer, the flavor has also soaked into the fruits.
• Spain is also known for its local wines, good wines are the Rioja and the Navarra.
• Cava is the most famous sparkling wine from Catalonia made in exactly the same way as Champagne.
• Want something to drink without alcohol?Then ask for Mosto (white grape juice).
• It is not recommended to drink tap water. You can just get bottled water in the supermarket.

What are notable holidays and festivals in Spain?

• Las Fallas - In Valencia from March 15 to 19. Large statues are made by locals, usually of papier-mâché. During this festival there are large parades, paella competitions, fireworks and lots of churros eaten. On the last day, the statues are set on fire.
• Semana Santa - Or Holy Week takes place a week before Easter. In Andalusia this is celebrated in a big way, furthermore processions are held in many cities.The death of Jesus and atonement take center stage here.
• Sanfermines - From July 6 to 14, international running of the bulls in Pamplona. There are also fireworks, music and parades every morning.
• Fería de Abril - This is one of the highlights of Seville's cultural calendar and is held in late April/early May. This festival is a combination of music (flamenco!), a market and a fair.
• La tomatina (the tomato festival) - This festival is held annually in the village of Buñol, near Valencia. The tomato field battle attracts some 40,000 participants and is a spectacular event to witness. (Watching is also possible, but put on old clothes).
• Belief in Spain: Eat a grape, every hour the clock makes a sound on new year's eve. Twelve times and it will bring you prosperity.

What are the notable habits in Spain?

• Siesta-Nap and relax time (shops are generally closed) when the sun is shining between 2.30 and 4.30 PM.
• Tapas-Shared with drinks and in company, small dishes. In many ways served from the counter or from the menu: grilled pimiento, manchego, chorizo, patatas bravas, tortilla.
• Dinner is eaten late during the evening, 9 PM is general time to start. 
• Flamenco-Dance from Andalusia, with costumes and music with a soul.
• Silvester evening: they will eat 12 grapes when the clock counts at midnight. When the clock ticks every count, one grape. It brings properity. Inside information: do not chew on the grape, otherwise your mouth will be full with residu. 
• With Silvester: your underwear is the colour red, the next year will be lucky! When you are serious about this, burn your red underwear at midnight. And put money in your shoes, before midnight. 
• Would you like to travel in the new year, make sure you walk around your suitcase. Chances are higher to make beautiful trips! 
• In the New Year: "Feliz ano" is wished with a glass of cava (the Spanish champagne).
• Kisses (two) are common as a greeting, also when you don't know each other well.
• Manana, manana means tomorrow, in general do not stress out and take it easy. Do not worry the Spanish are not so strict with their punctuality, being late is common.
• Cursing and talking loud is part of the culture. Often you can just follow conversations on the street.

What are typical South American remarkable holidays and holiday habits?

• Silvester evening is the last night in the year, the 31st of december. Silvester is the name of a holy pope. In general after midnight fireworks are burned. It comes from the belief that firework will keep ghosts away. 

What are remarkable holidays in Colombia?

• Colombia's holidays reflect the Catholic history and heritage, providing opportunities for both religious observance and national celebration.
• Colombia's Independence Day is celebrated extensively on July 20 with concerts, parades and costume parties.
• It is sometimes said that the carnival of Barranquilla is the most colorful carnival in the world. In any case, after the carnival in Rio, it is the one with the most visitors. Every year in January, it celebrates for 4 days. 
• During La Feria de Cali from December 25 to 30, the city of Cali turns into one big party. People flock from all over the country for the horse parades, beautiful women, bullfights and delicious food. The essence of the party is salsa, here the best salsa in the world is danced by professionals and accompanied by the most famous Salsa orchestras of Colombia and other South American countries.
• Flower Festival of Medellín: For several days a year, the city of Medellín in the Andean region is one big Sea of Flowers. During this 10-day celebration in August, all balconies, terraces and gardens are covered with flowers.
• The superstition with new year is: wear yellow underwear, that makes the next year for sure financial beneficial. You know what you gotta do!

What are remarkable holidays in Ecuador?

• In Ecuador holidays are a vibrant blend of indigenous traditions and Catholic influences.
• With el ano Viejo and Nuevo ano (new year) men dress as widows to mourn the passing year. It is meant to be done with humor and fun.
• The Ecuadorians wear yellow underwear with new year, that makes the next year financially well.
• Carnival is a time of joy and playfulness it is celebrated with water fights and foam sprays. Parades are lively and colourful.
• The festival of the sun (Inti Raymi) honours Mother Earth (Pachamama) and celebrates the winter solstice. It is a celebration with offerings, traditional dance and music.

What are remarkable holidays in Mexico?

• On average, there are four holidays per month in Mexico. Each day on the calendar is actually a holiday in Mexico. Calendar days are dedicated to saints with names. Also called “name days.” It's similar to a birthday. If you, as a Mexican, have the same name as the saint the day is named after, you are congratulated and receive gifts. For example, June 24 is the name day of San Juan.
• Constitution Day is a national holiday in Mexico. Originally, Feb. 5 was the fixed date for this. In 1857 and 1917, Mexican constitutions were adopted on this date. In 2006, it was decided to celebrate it on the first Tuesday of the year.
• On May 5, Mexicans celebrate the day Mexico defeated a French army in the Battle of Puebla. The discovery of America by Columbus used to be celebrated grandly in Mexico. However, after 300 years of misery by Europeans, it was decided to celebrate something else on Oct. 12. Today, Mexico celebrates Race Day. This refers to the new race that emerged from the Europeans and the Indians.
• In Mexico, they celebrate the “Day of the Dead” (El Dia de los Muertos). Also called All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. This national holiday is on November 1 and 2, and Mexicans celebrate on this day that the dead come back to earth to visit the living. The dead are then the guests of the living on that day. Cemeteries are crowded, picnics are held at gravesites and skulls are used as decorations. Bakers sell the bread of death on this festive day.
• December 12 is the most important holiday in Mexico. Mexicans then celebrate the national feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe. This patron saint of Mexico is said to have been beheld as a Marian apparition in 1531 by Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. Pilgrims in Mexico walk with torches and wear tunic referring to Juan Diego's clothing. Tens of thousands of Mexicans climb the mountain that day to the basilica “Iglesia de Guadalupe” in Mexico City. All day in Mexico there is celebration with music and fireworks.
• Christmas starts in Mexico on the 16th of december with the "Posadas", which are processions through the streets with plays of the story of Maria and Joseph. Every evening ends with a feast and breaking of a pinata. On Nochebuena, christmas eve, diner is served with tamales, bacalao, and ponche (fruitpunch). After dinner a lot of people go to Misa de Gallo, a mis at church, followed with firework.