Ahhh....one of my favourite topics!
Brazilian food....well of course there is steak! We have had a few, and they are lush. We are saving a famous steak house for our pay day treat...two weeks to go! Last weekend we had feijoada. Man, I wish I liked beans. And also pork. I am glad we went, though I am not a huge fan. Tongue, ears, tail and feet feature pretty heavily. The naive lil cohort of Brits that we are, went up at the end to get the orange segments as a dessert, not realizing that they are part of it. You live and learn!
My colleague and I have developed an obsession with Pao de queijo: cheesey bread. It is so delicious, and sold everywhere, yet not particualrly good for the waistline! After coming from Kenya, where shopping sucked, it is amazing to find shops everywhere, as well as places like McDonalds and Starbucks walking distance from home, and next door to school (dangerous, though I haven't been yet). I don't think there will be much that I will miss from home (or even Kenya haha) food wise, though we can't seem to turn my oven on and eating out or just eating pao de queijo may not be so appealing in 6 months!
One of the teachers in work is adamant that it is law here to serve rice and beans in every school. It does appear on our daily school menu, as well as other carbs and proteins.....I actively avoid the beans! We have started going to local lil restaurants in our neighborhood as they are amazingly cheap and pretty yummy. What surprises us all though is that you order a complete meal, and yet out comes two more accompaniments.....rice and beans. It is an insane amount of food! I have learnt how to say, no beans, in Portuguese! You always learn the essentials first!
Brazilian food....well of course there is steak! We have had a few, and they are lush. We are saving a famous steak house for our pay day treat...two weeks to go! Last weekend we had feijoada. Man, I wish I liked beans. And also pork. I am glad we went, though I am not a huge fan. Tongue, ears, tail and feet feature pretty heavily. The naive lil cohort of Brits that we are, went up at the end to get the orange segments as a dessert, not realizing that they are part of it. You live and learn!
My colleague and I have developed an obsession with Pao de queijo: cheesey bread. It is so delicious, and sold everywhere, yet not particualrly good for the waistline! After coming from Kenya, where shopping sucked, it is amazing to find shops everywhere, as well as places like McDonalds and Starbucks walking distance from home, and next door to school (dangerous, though I haven't been yet). I don't think there will be much that I will miss from home (or even Kenya haha) food wise, though we can't seem to turn my oven on and eating out or just eating pao de queijo may not be so appealing in 6 months!
One of the teachers in work is adamant that it is law here to serve rice and beans in every school. It does appear on our daily school menu, as well as other carbs and proteins.....I actively avoid the beans! We have started going to local lil restaurants in our neighborhood as they are amazingly cheap and pretty yummy. What surprises us all though is that you order a complete meal, and yet out comes two more accompaniments.....rice and beans. It is an insane amount of food! I have learnt how to say, no beans, in Portuguese! You always learn the essentials first!
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