swallower of lives

Of course one form of tourism which can be enjoyed whatever the weather is the gastronomic variety. We packed a lot of food & drink into our time in Rio, including:

Açai
I’m starting to develop an addiction to this delicious, refreshing dish. The dark purple “superfood” berry from the Amazon is frozen and then blended along with another native fruit, guarana, to make a smooth, sorbet like dish which is eaten with a spoon. You can get lots of extras mixed in to make all sorts of interesting and nutritious snacks, like granola, bananas, honey, ginseng etc. The stained, Joker-esque mouth you’re left with is all part of the fun. London needs this!

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Chlorophyll
Mark’s “suco” or fresh juice of choice. Faintly medicinal taste, like mouthwash, but he swears he can feel it doing him good.

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Bolinhos and caipirinhas

Man, caipirinhas here are STRONG. The combo of caçhaca, lime…

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