23.06.2012 12:47
Today is Saturday, and the plan was to enjoy outdoor
festivities of São João, a popular holiday being celebrated this weekend. However,
rainy season ventures in the city on a day like today aren’t super fun as
you’re likely to get drenched by a passing bus or find yourself up to your
shins in questionable looking puddles. In any case, I am making the most of it
by spending time with my house mom Helena. We watched a Brazilian movie,
ZuzuAngel, about the 1970’s military dictatorship here and a mother who
courageously sought the truth about her son that disappeared. Also, we made a bolo de carimã, another yucca-like root
used in indigenous foods here. The cake is made
with coconut milk, eggs, and sugar and some people add cinnamon and cloves.
It’s chewy and has an interesting, earthy flavor that goes well with tea of coffee.
It’s pictured below with beiju seco
with coconut and maracujá (passion
fruit).
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