Uruguayan keto guide
Safe Harbor
148 dishes50 keto as served119 with a photo
Keto friendliness
Built almost entirely around the Asado (grill), this cuisine requires zero effort to stay strictly keto.
Top ingredients
Massive cuts of grilled beef, lamb, choripán (without the bread), and chimichurri sauce (olive oil, garlic, herbs).
Danger zones
Pass on the empanadas, the automatically served bread baskets, and any dessert featuring dulce de leche.
Best for
Clean keto dieters and meat purists looking for simple, highly satisfying, fat-rich meals.
3 matching dishes
Costillar a la Parrilla
Grilled Beef Ribs with Keto Sides
A generous portion of beef ribs (costillar), slow-grilled over an open flame until exceptionally tender and ju…
2 net3 total1 fibre90 protein85 fat1100 kcal
Chorizo a la Parrilla
Grilled Chorizo Sausage with Keto Sides
A classic Uruguayan grilled pork sausage, rich in flavor and fat, typically served as an appetizer or part of …
3 net4 total1 fibre30 protein58 fat650 kcal
Sesos a la Manteca
Brains in Butter
A traditional Uruguayan delicacy consisting of beef brains, gently poached and then often pan-fried in generou…
3 net3 total0 fibre35 protein70 fat750 kcal