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JMBroad
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Not property - I let the others do publicity on here... But living out here I feel like we have an obligation to share some of the little hidden things about Brazil that people probably wouldn't find on their first or second trip or even without some help. The little things about Brazil which can help you enjoy it that little bit more.
1) Açaí com Guaraná
Ok so I was hard at work and forgot about lunch. Doesn't help that due to my upbringing I'm not really a lunch person. Add that to having lived in Portugal/Spain for around 30 years and you get someone who might feel like having a snack around 3 in the afternoon. So at 5pm, the "go-to" man at the office reminded me I hadn't been out to lunch but "not to worry - we'll fix that".
A couple of minutes later he handed me an purplish (blueberry colour) ice-cream with slices of Banana and muesli with a wink and a "we'll start you with a small one". Tasted great so we happily munched away and once the plate was clean we headed back to work.
Shortly afterwards, without getting that bloated "i've-eaten-far-too-much-feeling" I felt like I'd had a full Sunday roast and a 24 litre caffeine IV drip... While I was running around back and forth in front of the office, the "go-to" man shouted at me that they had sprinkled Guaraná powder on the Açaí and that was what was giving me all the energy. Eventually I calmed down enough to come back inside.
Needless to say, I became a fan. But the other alleged characteristics of both Açaí and Guaraná made me wonder... what is it with Brazilian fruit? Whenever I ask anyone about a new fruit, they tell me where it grows and what it looks like, how you eat it and.... "of course..." they say... "it is an aphrodisiac..." 99% of the fruit here are allegedly aphrodisiacs!?
1) Açaí com Guaraná
Ok so I was hard at work and forgot about lunch. Doesn't help that due to my upbringing I'm not really a lunch person. Add that to having lived in Portugal/Spain for around 30 years and you get someone who might feel like having a snack around 3 in the afternoon. So at 5pm, the "go-to" man at the office reminded me I hadn't been out to lunch but "not to worry - we'll fix that".
A couple of minutes later he handed me an purplish (blueberry colour) ice-cream with slices of Banana and muesli with a wink and a "we'll start you with a small one". Tasted great so we happily munched away and once the plate was clean we headed back to work.
Shortly afterwards, without getting that bloated "i've-eaten-far-too-much-feeling" I felt like I'd had a full Sunday roast and a 24 litre caffeine IV drip... While I was running around back and forth in front of the office, the "go-to" man shouted at me that they had sprinkled Guaraná powder on the Açaí and that was what was giving me all the energy. Eventually I calmed down enough to come back inside.
Needless to say, I became a fan. But the other alleged characteristics of both Açaí and Guaraná made me wonder... what is it with Brazilian fruit? Whenever I ask anyone about a new fruit, they tell me where it grows and what it looks like, how you eat it and.... "of course..." they say... "it is an aphrodisiac..." 99% of the fruit here are allegedly aphrodisiacs!?