Let me introduce you to my Brazilian meal. Today I made a Salsa, Rice, Beans, Farofa & another salad. So, here’s a picture of the lunch I made.
Farofa : Fry up bacon, sausage, onions first in canola oil. Then you add some spices, olives & golden raisins. Once everything is cooked I fold it into Farofa which is yucca flour.
Other Salad: You cut up eggplant, garlic, onions & green/red peppers and sauté it well in oil. When it is soft add regular raisins and refrigerate.
Salsa: Tomatoes, cilantro, onions, green pepper, cucumber, this beautiful lemon fruit (its orange), garlic, olive oil, a bit of water, a bit of vinegar and salt.
Feijao: Brazilian beans. I set out beans for the night and then pressure cook them with water. Add onions, garlic & garlic Salt.
Generally a meat is also served and of course rice; however since we have been having a ton of Churrasco’s (BBQ) lately…we are all taking a rest from meat today. Our digestion systems are in overdrive.
So, this is what you will find at a typical Brazilian lunch. Lunch is the largest meal of the day. The food is so simple and whole. The taste is divine and everything goes together like a symphony. I am working on my kitchen skills because I want to incorporate these foods into my daily life forever.
For dinner we have leftovers and a desert. Breakfast consists of French bread, usually lightly grilled with butter. I prefer a cheese spread on mine. There is no stress when planning a meal or eating, we hardly ever snack and we use everything we have in the fridge most of the time.
Brazilian food is a beautiful experience and one that we would call diet food in America. It has become at times the best part of the day and I know overall it will be the thing I remember most about Brasil.
