That night we enjoyed a Churrascaria which is much like a Brazilian barbecue in which you eat and eat until you can’t eat any more! The elegant restaurant we ate at was called Altibia and was very welcoming as thirteen Americans and two other invited guests attended the feast.
The restaurant featured a side dish buffet and fancy waiters who brought out food to individual tables. As you ate, waiters continuously came out with sword like knifes which had roasted meat stabbed down the middle of them. As they passed by waiters would ask if you wanted what they had, and if you did they would carve out a piece with a smaller knife and fork to put it in your plate. Thus, they passed with delicious meats at often intervals so that by the time I was done with my side dishes, I had a plate full of weird meats. Who knows what I ate that night, even if I asked the waiters what the meat was, they only knew the name in Portuguese. Aside from all the meat, I had two favorite dishes that people brought out. One was the delicious slices of grilled pineapple flavored with some cinnamon coating, and two was the luscious grilled banana coated with sweet who know what. One last shot of flavor was a mousse injected with passion fruit flavor. It wasn’t that great, but the flavor really felt like a fiesta in your mouth. The food that night was great, and the deserts just made it better.
One thing missing from the food was spice. Apparently, Brazilian cuisine does not carry much spice. I’m not sure if their food would taste better with sauces of soy or red peppers, but it surely does not have them. Thinking about it foods around the world seem to carry a good amount of spice whereas local Brazilian food does not. Regardless, Wednesday I tasted a copious amount of food that I will surely miss back at home.
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