BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: the "blowout" almoço

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

the "blowout" almoço

David sends the following pics from his wife's godmother's place in Fortaleza, Brazil. Hover your cursor over the images to see David's explanation of them:

White rice

Farofa - with gumdrop sized bits of ultra cooked crispy chunks of bacon

feijoada - with tons of sausage and bacon

A mayo/cream mix of veggies and fruit. Very similar to American picnic dish.

Awesome pressure-cooked kale. Simply cooked with butter. Kale was fork tender and delicious.

Homemade pudim de leite - very similar to flan, but so much better. Patricia and I thought this was the best dessert at today's almoço.

Another rendition of homemade lime mousse. Tasty. UJ [Uncle John, from Texas-- Mom's little brother] thought this was the best dessert at today's almoço.

It all looks lovely. I told David that the Brazilian flavor profile seems to match up fairly well with Southwestern/Cajun-- lots of African influence in Brazilian cuisine. I speculated that David's in-laws might enjoy a nice jambalaya, but David replied that Brazilians like eating their food components separately, not all jumbled together, and they don't appreciate things being overly spicy, as some of the more aggressive jambalayas can be.

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2 comments:

The Maximum LeaderDecember 4, 2012 at 10:51:00 PM GMT+9
Flan... Mmmmm....
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ElissonDecember 4, 2012 at 11:38:00 PM GMT+9
All of that looks amazing.

Black beans. Passionfruit. All kindsa goodies!
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