Food is any substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants, animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering, today most cultures use farming, ranching, and fishing, with hunting, foraging and other methods of a local nature included but playing a minor role.Most traditions have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions, preferences, and practices, the study of which is known as gastronomy. Many cultures have diversified their foods by means of preparation, cooking methods and manufacturing. This also includes a complex food trade which helps the cultures to economically survive by-way-of food, not just by consumption.Many cultures study the dietary analysis of food habits. While humans are omnivores, religion and social constructs such as morality often affect which foods they will consume. Food safety is also a concern with foodborne illness claiming many lives each year. In many languages, food is often used metaphorically or figuratively, as in "food for thought".

Post on the new drink hitting America after being Argentina's national drink for many years. Links to articles on 100 lb weight loss attributed to mate, health benefits of mate, how it's made, etc.

The national beverage of Argentina (and a few other South American countries) is vaguely reminiscent of tea, but you can't just drink it; you have to have the right equipment and understand the rituals.

The Christian Science Monitor (US), 02/11/07 - Fortin Mborore, Argentina: Every Saturday night Victoriano Espindola would dance, drink, and often end up in a fight. He lost his left eye in one brawl. But now the 21-year-old spends quiet nights with his parents and six siblings in this indigenous village in a tropical corner of Argentina...

An unsigned English pub band are considering taking soft drink giant Coca Cola to court for plagiarism.East London-based 7 Seconds of Love say their song Ninja and its video, which features on their MySpace profile, have been ripped off by a Coca Cola light advert which appears in Argentina.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the Guaraní may be big enough to supply drinking water to 360 million people on a sustainable basis. Stretching beneath parts of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, the Guaraní Aquifer is an underground system of water-bearing rock layers covering 460,000 square miles.