There are times when the thought of some heavy Brazilian or European food just doesn’t do it for me. I feel hungry but can’t quite work out what it is that I want to eat. Then it comes to me – sushi! Light but also satisfying. The clean, fresh taste of fish, the salty tang of […]
In today’s post I am going to tell you about what I think is the best caipirinha there is. I never thought I’d find a fruit that suited this cocktail better than the good old classic limão (lime), but I’m confident that when you try one of these you will agree. The fruit in question isn’t […]
One of the food things I found most exciting when I got to Brazil was the huge variety of fruits available, most of which I had never heard of. Graviola, Caja, Umbu, Jabuticaba, Taperebá, Bacurí are just a few I can think of off the top of my head. No need to mention that I […]
Who knows what these are? Easy right? They’re pine nuts …in a weirdly small bowl. Aha! But look again!
If I had to choose between very hot weather and very cold weather, I would choose the heat. Just as well really, because it can get very hot here in summer and the winters are mild. I’m no masochist, I don’t enjoy being too hot, but sometimes it’s worth it for the pleasure of cooling […]