Uruguayan cutlet or milanesa is in my opinion the best! For that reason I had to introduce it here. Yes, you may be surprised, but I occassionally post savory dishes, you know, I eat more than only cakes and cookies. Usually my husband is kind enough to prepare our dinners, but I was eager to introduce milanesa on the blog. Finally. I mean, they are special to me as I ate cutlets a lot as a child in Uruguay. Obviously I had to prepare the milanesa you see below and yes, I was also the one who ate it, my husband didn’t do a thing. So let’s have a look at a cutlet. Since I am German, I will also compare it to a German schnitzel, not sure if you’ve ever heard of schnitzel. I will try to give you the basic ideas, but also point out the differences. Just as a true schnitzel from Vienna needs to be veal, Uruguayan milanesa also has to be from beef. Mind you, there is four times more cattle in the country than there are people. No wonder that Uruguay exports beef and Uruguayans enjoy a good beef cutlet. However, it does not […]