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A pebete is an
Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
and Uruguayan soft oval bun made of wheat flour with a thin brown crust, rather like a fatter hot dog roll. It is often used to make a sandwich, typically filled with
cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...
, cured meat, tomato and
mayonnaise Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar ...
; the sandwich itself is usually called ''pebete'' followed by its filling, e.g., ''pebete de queso'' (cheese ''pebete''). According to the Royal Spanish Academy it is from the lunfardo term for ''young boy'', itself from Catalan ''pevet''., which means Little Foo
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See also

* List of buns * List of sandwiches *


References

Argentine cuisine Sandwiches {{Uruguay-cuisine-stub