We walked along the beach this evening with Raissa and her sister Renata looking for a place for dinner. They had come over to visit with us, and we were all hungry. We made our way North along the beach almost to MAG shopping mall. We stopped at a local restaurant called
Picuí Praia that serves regional cuisine. After looking over the menu, we decided to sit and eat, as it was already getting late for the girls. It was already 7 PM when we placed our order. They had whole meals you could order, so we tried the mixed meat meal, MISTÃO COM PICANHA (picanha (steak), frango (chicken), lingüiça (sausage)) for four people, with 8 sides:
feijão (beans), arroz (rice),
macaxeira cozida (cooked root), pirão de queijo (melted cheese), batata frita (french fries),
farofa e vinagrete (salsa). We also ordered one jar of graviola juice, and one of mangaba, which we hadn't tried before, one fried cheese appetizer. The portions were very large, and we had to take the left overs home, despite filling 4 adults and 2 children. Abby and Zoë did a great job eating, clearing their plates, that they earned some mouse (pudding parfait) for dessert. Mommy tried the German chocolate layered cake. The total bill with service incuded was R$91.85 = US$40.11. The good news was that we walked there and back to work off some of this meat and didn't have the added expense.
Comments:
October 11, 2008 12:25:27 PM posted by Laura
All this food, as tasty as it was, came with no vegetables. The eight side dishes were standard for any of the meals you could choose from, vegetables just weren't a choice. For us, it has actually been harder to eat heathly here than at home, which has really been a shock for us. We really thought that our diet would be full of fruits, vegetables, and greens being here. While we have had some good fruits, vegetables and greens have been scarce. Meat, starches, and yes some beans, are what make up the common regional diet. I haven't even seen a leafy green besides regular lettuce. Don't get me wrong, the meal was tasty and there was more than enough there, it just would have been nice to have some veggies.
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