Yesterday I came across this wonderful street cart, moving through the streets of Copacabana, selling wonderfully ripe pink guavas – what a sight and smell! Wheelbarrow use the carioca way.
As today is a holiday in Rio, we started into the long weekend with a blues and booze night at Lapa Café in Lapa. And booze it was – not only some delicious caipirinhas but as well the one and only beer brewed in Lapa – the Cerveja da Lapa:
The pilsener beer is brewed following the german tradition of purity that beer should only contain four natural ingredients: water, hops, malt and yeast the owner explained to us. Music by Brazilian blues band Blues Etílicos was great so definitely a place to go back to.
Asparagus frittata for 4
- 300g of fresh green asparagus cut in half
- 1 leek sliced
- 1 large onion finely sliced
- 10 eggs
- 50ml of milk
- 100g of grated parmesan
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
In a pan, heat some olive oil and fry the onions and leeks for some minutes. Add the asparagus and fry for 5minutes. Mix the eggs with the milk and half of the parmesan, season with salt and pepper and pour into the pan. Allow to set for some 4-5minutes until firm in the bottom but still slightly liquid on the top. Top with the remaining parmesan and pop under the grill for another 4-5minutes until set and golden brown on top. Serve with salad as a light lunch.
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