brazilian food

brazilian food, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

My friend Clara invited me to Brazilian lunch today! Very interesting. The blackbean casserole was a bit like swedish "bruna bönor" or brown beans. Very nice, but less spicy than I thought it would be (don't ask me why - but swedes always think that food from other countries will be hot and spicy compared to swedish food). To that we had gari. Gari was a weird experience for me as a swede. Didn't remind my of anything I've eaten before. Not bad - but very different. Sort of like dry, crispy couscous with fried onions. Interesting! After that we had an excellent dessert made out of passion fruit and cream. Super nice - thank you Clara!