Chimichurri is a sauce originating in Argentina and Uruguay used for grilling of meat and chicken.
Not spicy but with a nice herbaceous tang
7 out of 10
Taste Test – Chimichurri Marinate
Category: South America
Taste Test – Pudim
Rita’s favorite desert growing up was Pudim which is the Brazilian version of a custard flan. I reviewed a couple of recipes on-line and gave it a try.
Make caramel by cooking sugar with a little bit of water
be careful it will burn easily
Pour caramel into a bunt pan and coat the sides
Prepare the custard filling
Pour into bunt pan on top of caramel and bake in a water bath
Turn upside down after cooling for several hours in the refrigerator
Nice custard flavor with a sweet caramel topping. 9 out of 10
Taste Test – Itambé Traditional Table Cream
Taste Test – Geléia de Mocotó
Geléia de Mocotó (Cow hoof jelly) is made from stewing cow’s feet to obtain the gelatin and then flavored with sugar and sweet spices.
The flavor was sweet with a caramel undertone, the texture was smooth and firm like cheese, and it had a smoky aftertaste. 6 out of 10
Taste Test – Carvalho Cheese
Carvalho Cheese is a Brazilian cheese similar to a farmers cheese, soft and fresh with a lot of flavor.
Not to our liking, the texture was fine grainy and crumbly but the flavor was too strong with a strong acidic bite almost as if it had gone bad.
2 out of 10.
