What are the unwritten rules of an asado in Argentina?

The unwritten rules

In Argentina the asado is a ceremony, done on Sundays on the patio or the roof terrace, and it lasts all afternoon. The asador is almost always a man, and the grill is the one place where nobody argues with him. A gas barbecue is not an asado. Slow is the whole secret.

An asado lasts four hours and nobody is in a hurry: that is part of the recipe. Argentines and Uruguayans eat more beef per person than almost anyone in the world.

• The asado is done on Sundays, on the patio or the terrace, and lasts all afternoon; it is spoken of as a ceremony rather than a meal.
• The asador is almost always a man, and nobody argues with what he does at the grill.
• Argentines and Uruguayans eat more beef per person than almost anyone in the world.
• A four-hour asado where nobody hurries is part of the recipe.

En Argentina, el asado no es una comida: es una ceremonia.

In Argentina, the asado is not a meal: it is a ceremony.

El asador es casi siempre un hombre, y nadie le discute lo que hace.

The asador is almost always a man, and nobody argues with what he does.

Un asado dura cuatro horas, y nadie tiene prisa: eso también es parte de la receta.

An asado lasts four hours, and nobody is in a hurry: that is also part of the recipe.