Easy and quick steak-ham sandwich. Chivito is the national dish of Uruguay, It is a thin slice of tender cooked beef steak (churrasco), with mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, black or green olives, and commonly also bacon, fried or hard-boiled eggs and ham, served as a sandwich in a bun, often accompanied by French fried potatoes. A meat-lover's paradise, Uruguay produces some of the best-quality beef in the world, used in a variety of traditional dishes.