This is the first post about my beloved home country and I needed to choose a subject. Although they are all very popular abroad, the first thing that came to mind was not soccer, beaches, hospitality etc, but FOOD. Fat-mind on! I love eating, trying new tastes, textures, combinations, and in Brazil you can find all of these in rich and diverse styles.

I’m from the countryside of São Paulo state, a small town called São João da Boa Vista, and during the time I lived there, I was used to eating different things from different regions, but the day-to-day food was (and is) rice, beans, beef, salad (lettuce and tomato) and sometimes french fries.

No, Brazilians don’t eat feijoada and drink caipirinha every day. This happens only once in a while, as feijoada takes a long time to cook and is considered “heavy” food because of the pork/ fat. Feijoada origins date…