{{Short description|Goat dish eaten in Argentina}} {{For|the Uruguayan sandwich|Chivito (sandwich)}}{{Unreferenced|date=October 2025}} '''Chivito''' (the diminutive of ''chivo'', "goat") is, in Argentina, a type of goat dish.
==Argentine grilled meat== In Argentina, ''chivito'' is the grilled meat of a young goat eaten in Argentina, sometimes as part of an ''asado''. ''Chivito'' differs from ''cabrito'' in that ''chivito'' is a slightly older animal with whose meat is less tender. A ''chivito'' has already begun to eat solid foods, whereas the ''cabrito'' is still a suckling.
The ''chivito'' is less gamey and has a more delicate flavour than the adult goat. It can be cooked ''a la parrilla'' (grilled) or ''a la cruz''. In the ''chivito a la cruz'', the ''chivito'' is affixed vertically to a cross which is driven into the ground near the fire, giving it a special flavour.
Every summer, a ''chivito'' festival is held in the town of Malargüe in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.
== See also == * List of goat dishes
== References == {{Reflist|colwidth=25em}}
Category:Goat dishes Category:Barbecue Category:Argentine meat dishes
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