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melodml

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Historian born and raised in Volta Redonda, the city of steel, studied in Niterói, the smile city, and currently livind in Rio de Janeiro, the Wonderful City. Love to travel and visited almost every state in Brazil.
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Ingredients & Condiments

Maggi Seasoning

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

A collector's set of ice cream forks.

Gastro

Ice Cream Fork

A relic from the era of highly specialized cutlery.

The small shelf allowed you to drink tea without damaging your mustache.

Gastro

Mustache Cups

They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.

Aligot from Le Politique Austin.

Prepared Foods

Aligot

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

A batch of traditional balsamic vinegar from Acetaia di Giorgio.

Ingredients & Condiments

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

Francesinha

Prepared Foods

Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.

Real mortadella Bologna often contains pistachios.

Meats & Animal Products

Mortadella

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Ruby Chocolate

Sweets

Ruby Chocolate

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

The small storefront of A Ginjinha.

Drinks

Ginjinha

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

A pizza fritta stuffed with ricotta and cicoli (fatty pork).

Prepared Foods

Pizza Fritta

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

Pizza Montanara

Prepared Foods

Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

Tocinillo de Cielo

Sweets

Tocinillo de Cielo

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Sfogliatella

Sweets

Sfogliatella

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

Castagne del Prete

Sweets

Castagne del Prete

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

Lampredotto

Prepared Foods

Lampredotto

The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.

Baba de Camelo

Sweets

Baba de Camelo

In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.

Colonnata Lard

Meats & Animal Products

Colonnata Lard

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

A pile of tigernuts.

Drinks

Tigernut Milk

When soaked and blended with water, the tigernut creates a nutritious nondairy beverage.

Caracoles

Meats & Animal Products

Caracoles

For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.

Moelas

Prepared Foods

Moelas

In homestyle Portuguese restaurants known as tascas, savory stewed chicken gizzards are a flavorful favorite.

Chicha Morada

Drinks

Chicha Morada

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

Cuy being grilled in Ecuador.

Prepared Foods

Cuy

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

Are you feeling lucky?

Gastro

Twelve Grapes

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

Tacacá

Prepared Foods

Tacacá

This Brazilian soup might make your mouth numb.

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