The people of Argentina have a rich relationship with beef that dates all the way back to the 16th century. The origin of this tradition can be traced to the Gauchos, or South American cowboys, who roamed the Argentine Pampas grasslands in search of wild cattle. These nomadic herdsmen ate and traded meat from cows and horses that they had captured. As beef became easier for them to acquire due to technological advances over time, it slowly but surely rose as a staple among their diets and eventually grew into what is now known as 'asado', an iconic dish made up of roasted meats like beef.