Week 32: Summer in Brazil

Recipes to Go: 507 204

Weeks to Go: 52 20

So I took two weeks off of cooking to go to Brazil. I'm still trying to finish on time, but I may have to give myself the extra two weeks anyway. We'll see how good I feel this summer.

Speaking of summer, it was glorious to escape the harsh winter that seemed to go on forever for some 90 degree sunshine. However, food was still a very important part of this trip. It was a good thing I needed to eat all the time because The Husband basically planned the entire trip around what and where we should eat.

This was our first planned stop, an expensive Rodezio that we both agreed in the end was a big waste of money. It was not authentic, just like he complains about with rodezios in the states, and it was ridiculously expensive. Here was my dessert.

I did learn however, that $4 a bottle for water actually does make a difference. That was the best water I had all trip.

Our entire trip was based around food. The Husband has been planning this for years, so at the first opportunity, he picked up Goiabada and Queijo Mineiro, which you can't get in the states,

and washing it down with Mate Couro, which he wasn't allowed to drink last time he was here.

One of his apartments when he lived here was right above this burger joint. He was happy to see it was still here, and still serving ridiculously large burgers. This one is stuffed with steak, cheese, egg, ham, pineapple, corn, and potato skins. On a double bun like the Big Mac, of course. I'm still not sure how I got my mouth around it.

We went to a huge Farmer's Market while we were here. The piles of spices were amazing. I wish I could have brought some home. But we did buy two jars of beans soaked in either oil or alcohol. Probably alcohol. They were beautiful.

One of the stops on our list was a pizza rodezio. It's a great idea, I think, and they only do it during certain hours of the night. I ate way too much pizza, but I did try to save some room for the dessert pizzas that come around. A girl can only take so much cheese, though.