Rio De Janeiro
Introduction.
Porcão
Rua Barão da Torre, 218
www.porcao.com.br
From Port: Short
taxi ride. Porcão has a kiosk in the cruise ship
terminal. There are several locations in Rio. Be sure
you direct the taxi to the one close to the cruise
terminal.
Review:
A splurge. The best churrascaria in Rio – at which a
variety of meats are grilled and served on large skewers
at your table. Before this, a number of appetizers are
brought to the table – empanadas, fried onion rings,
fried potatoes and other nibbles. A salad buffet
included a variety of excellent sushi and sashimi,
salads, marinated vegetables, prosciutto, salami,
shrimp, smoked salmon and other fish, and on and on.
Then the meat begins to arrive. Diners take little tongs
and grab the slices as they are carved from the skewer.
Each diner has a little disk – red on one side and green
on the other – to indicate when they are finished. $$$
Enjoy a
Caipirinha, the popular Brazilian cocktail made from the
Brazilian national liquor, Cachaça, made from distilled
sugar cane juice. While rum is distilled from molasses,
Cachaça is distilled directly from the juice of the
unrefined sugar cane. Before distillation, the juice
ferments in a wood or copper container for three weeks,
and is then boiled down three times to a concentrate.
Cachaça is always distilled in such a way that the scent
of sugar cane and inimitable flavor typical of rum are
retained. Here they are prepared tableside.
One Caipirinha = feel
good, two = speak Portuguese, three = understand Portuguese. |
Caipirinha
How It's Done
How It's Done |
Casa da Feijoada
Rua Prudente de Morais 10, Ipanema
021/2247-2776
From Port: Two blocks off the beach at the east
end of Ipanema. Just steps from the Ipanema/General
Osorio metro stop.
Review: Feijoada, the national dish of Brazil,
is a must-try when visiting Rio. It´s a black bean
stew that has simmered all day, filled with big
chunks of meat such as sausages, pork, and beef. The
feijoada comes with the traditional side dishes of
rice, collard greens, farofa (toasted and seasoned
manioc flour), fried yucca, pork rinds, and orange
slices. It's typically served only on Saturdays, but
this establishment serves it every day. Total cost
for two was US $62.
Anne and Jack Landau
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Por Kilo Lunch Spots
Downtown
Review: These bargain priced buffet style
restaurants, scattered about the city, will have a
sign in the window indicating the price per kilogram
or, more likely, per 100 grams.
You
are given a ticket at the door, select foods for your plate, and then have your plate weighed. The
price will be written on your ticket. You go back as
often as you wish, watching the total slowly
increase. Beverages, beer and wine are charged for
separately. $
Sunday Market Street Food
Praça General Osorio Square, Ipanema
Review: Between 8 AM and 6 PM Sundays, you will
find vendors feeding the shoppers.
Try
grilled shrimp on skewers.
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