He roastFor Argentines, it represents sharing, enjoying a good time, togetherness and family. It is prepared and eaten to celebrate something, to share a Sunday in family or simply to transform any day into a special one.
It is not known exactly how or when, but the barbecue was also established in the construction workswithout exception.
In any corner, sometimes with a improvised grill supported on bricks, surrounded by cement, iron, dust and work materials, the workers prepare it with the same passion forever.
You don’t eat it just any day. The fire is lit on Fridaysat the end of the work week, or when a “big” job is completed, such as lifting a set of dishes.
Sometimes lunch is paid for by the company, other times a “vaquita” is organized among the workers, in which each one contributes a little money so that everyone can share it.
It is a moment awaited by the workers, a time to eat together, improvising with what they have at hand such as plates, cutlery or chairs, and transform the workplace into a small feast.
Mega barbecue at a construction site. Photo: video capture
The Friday roast that went viral
A group of bricklayers who were preparing one of these construction banquets turned viral after a Cuban woman, who was visiting Buenos Aireswill record from a balcony huge grill.
The video was shared on Tiktok and quickly accumulated thousands of views and commentsexpanding to other social networks.
The woman filming speaks English and seemed impressed by the amount of carne. In his story he describes: “There is meat everywhere and four people attending to the fire.”
“It’s 10 in the morning and they’ve been at this since 7:30 am. It’s amazing”, he added while showing the embers and the improvised table on bricks and wood.
A grill that seemed infinite
On the grill you could see strips of roast beef, sausages, blood sausage, chicken and achuras, everything in abundance.
The exact size of the grill is not known, but it seemed enough for the banquet to last even the next day. According to the woman, more than 60 workers They would enjoy the “feast”.
One of the workers adds embers to the fire. Photo: Video captureThe video zooms in on the meat, showing one of the bricklayers handling the fire, with the help of another who appears to be giving him directions. To the side, you can see other sources with more meat, which it seemed to have no end.
The exact location of the work or the identity of the workers is not known.. However, the construction seems advanced, and it even seems that they are already installed, since flags of their union can be seen hanging.
At the end of the video you can see that the enormous construction is taking place in a corner, while the smoke from the barbecue mixes with the activity of other workers who were advancing in their tasks, while the others cooked.
Among the commentsmany remembered similar lunches or highlighted this tradition as something representative of life on the construction sites. “It’s part of construction folklore, everything is shared… Sometimes even construction budgets include the Friday barbecue,” commented one user.
«I worked 10 years older…The table that noon was humility, laughter and camaraderie until we were full of food… great memories.» wrote another.
Although for Argentines this type of barbecue is common, many foreigners are impressed when they see it. It is a sample of the Argentine tradition and culturewhere sharing meat becomes a ritual that transcends any place, even during work hours.
