Aula de Cozinha Paulista

Twice a month my school offers a cultural class to the exchange students so we can learn a little bit more about Brazil.  

Our first cultural class was before Carnaval.  We learned about the origin of Carnaval, the way it is celebrated and of course, how to samba.  

(Don't worry, I will be holding Samba lessons when I get home for all of you).  

The second cultural class was called Conzinha Paulista (or Paulista Cooking).

One of my professors, Edson, led the class and taught us how to make three traditional Sao Paulo dishes.  

Feijão com linguiça e Arroz de Cachaça

Carne com Bacon e Batatas

Salada (as previously explained, just alface and tomate)

for dessert a tradition Brazilian doce

Gioababa (guava pulp) e Queijo Branco

Aka. Romeo and Juliete

And of course... 

The National Beverage

Caipirinha 

A beautiful mixture of Cachaça (rum made from fermented sugar cane), lime and sugar.

And here's a picture of my group during the cooking. The hat and apron were free believe it or not.