Yesterday we participated in our first street carnival parade in Rio. Originally coming from the german region of Cologne/Bonn, I’m nothing new to carnival and have participated intensely in numerous carnival shows, parades and parties – but what a difference! In Germany due to plain winter, street carnival always means to put on as many clothes as possible to witness the decorated wagons, horses and groups of people passing. Here people take of as many clothes as possible or come right from the beach to witness the bloco/group performing.
In german carnival they throw sweets, flowers and little toys from the wagons whereas we threw confetti and paper snakes at the parade.
I was expecting a parade of a number of wagons and performances but the whole parade was one band and all the followers walking and dancing in front and behind them.
But as there will be lots of more blocos and parades over the next 2 weeks I will continue to follow the similarities and differences!
Recipe for chicken tonnato as a starter for 4
I love vitello tonnato and always order it, if I find it on a menu in an italian restaurant. But it is sinfully rich and difficult to always come by veal that you need for the original recipe. So I came up with this easy version using chicken and replacing the mayonnaise by a lighter tuna sauce.
- 500g chicken breast
- 1l chicken stock
- 1 can tuna in water
- 50ml light cream
- 2tbs capers
- salt, pepper
- 1 lime
- parsley to garnish
Bring the chicken stock to boil and simmer the chicken breasts until done. Allow to cool a little and cut into very thin slices, placing them on a serving dish in a single layer. Mix the tuna, cream and a little chicken stock until you have a smooth consistency and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the chicken, garnish with capers, parsley and slices of lemon or lime.
Great guild free way to enjoy this winning combination.
makanandcomida 
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