The Street Sandwich That Rules Argentine Barbecues With an Iron Spatula

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Some sandwiches are polite. They sit quietly on a plate with their crusts cut off and their ingredients arranged in an orderly fashion, waiting to be eaten with a napkin on your lap. Choripan is the exact opposite of that sandwich. Choripan is loud. Choripan is the sandwich that walks into the room and starts telling stories and buying drinks for everyone. It is the undisputed king of Argentine street food, and it does not care whether you are ready for it because it is ready for you. The construction is almost insultingly simple, which is part of its genius. You take a chorizo sausage, grill it until the skin is blistered and charred in spots and the juices are sizzling and making your grill flare up like a tiny delicious firework show. Then you split it open lengthwise, revealing that gorgeous pinkish interior that smells of paprika and garlic and wood smoke. You stuff it into a crusty roll that has been toasted on the grill just enough to get some crunch without losing its chew, and then you drown the whole thing in chimichurri sauce. The chimichurri is non-negotiable. Without it, you just have a sausage in bread, which is fine but not a choripan. With it, you have a vibrant, herby, slightly tangy explosion that cuts through the richness of the chorizo and makes every bite feel balanced and wild at the same time. Eating a choripan requires commitment. You will get sauce on your hands. You will get sauce on your face. Crumbs will scatter. The sausage might try to escape from the back of the bread, and you will have to chase it with your mouth, which is undignified but entirely necessary. This is not first-date food unless your date is very cool and possibly also Argentine. It is, however, perfect food for a backyard gathering, a football watch party, or any occasion where standing around with a beer and something incredible in your hand is the whole point of being alive.

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