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Latin American Sunday dinners

A deliberately broad heading covering the cooking of a dozen countries that share ingredients — maize, beans, chiles, citrus — and differ sharply in how they use them. The plans here keep the regional character rather than averaging it: an Argentine grill, a Peruvian ceviche and a Venezuelan arepa night are three different dinners, not three versions of one.

11 plans in the Sunday Gallery.

What Latin American plans look like

Most common mains

  • fish3
  • beef2
  • pork2
  • shellfish2
  • lamb1

How they're cooked

  • Pan-seared4
  • Grilled3
  • Baked1
  • Breaded & fried1
  • Roasted1

Diets they fit

  • Nut-free10
  • Gluten-free7
  • No pork, no alcohol2

The plans

How Latin American dinners here are cooked

Diets Latin American dinners suit

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