Guayaki: Blending Tradition and Regeneration
Yerba mate is the Southern Cone take on that ubiquitous drink/food/dance you are told you must try when you visit any... Read Article
Cabana: (Brazilian) Food For Thought
In the first of a new series of restaurant reviews, Barnaby Simons visits Cabana in Central St Giles Piazza, which... Read Article
Cachaça – the Caipirinha Challenge
Last month we took a look at cachaça, the spirit of choice for Brazilians, and people visiting Brazil. Now, we’re... Read Article
Cachaça – the unmistakable taste and flavour of Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean are major producers of sugar cane and it’s rather more interesting by-products - aguardiente de caña (known as cachaça in Brazil) and rum. Brazil is the producer of aguardiente de caña par excellence – any visitor to the North East of the country cannot fail but notice the vast swaying sea of sugar cane.
Chicha – an ancestral beverage to feed body and soul
It is 7 am. I have just arrived in Canelos, a remote Kithwa community of the Pastaza Province, the oldest... Read Article
Mate – sharing is a tradition
In the streets, in the bus, on the beach, at the office, at home… Wherever you go, you will see... Read Article
Pisco – Booze of the Gods!
When grapes came to the New World in the 16th century, first to the Parras, Coahuila, Mexico and later to... Read Article