Brazil's national cachaça trade show and exhibition, Expocachaça , recently wrapped up it's 2012 edition which was held from Septem…

The Portuguese word cuca (at least the culinary meaning of the word) is a direct derivation from the German word kuchen , meaning cake. The…

Rance Hesketh (in blue T-shirt) and his pigs The lucky porkers who live on the Alfheim ranch, located high in the Serra do Mar mountain ran…

If you are planning to make this traditional dish from Brazil's southern state of Paraná, (read more about barreado here ) you're g…

A sealed barreado pot We've been talking a lot recently at Flavors of Brazil about pressure cookers , and how they are a common featur…