Coxinha (pronounced 'co-sheen-ya')
The Coxinha is a popular Brazilian snack, made from shredded chicken and spices (occasionally including Catupiry-style cheese),potato, and enclosed in wheat flour—they are then battered and deep fried. It is shaped to roughly resemble a chicken drumstick. Coxinha literally means "little thigh", and it is how chicken drumsticks are known in Brazil.
Let's just say, it's a teardrop shaped ball of fried heaven. My Brazilian teammates eat these at happy hour while drinking, which provides quite the greasy base. It's brilliant. I've also encountered (i.e. devoured them) at all times of the day, including breakfast on occasion when my hotel had a bin-full at the buffet.
Caipirinha (pronounced cai-pea-rin-ya)
The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça (pronounced ka-sha-sa) (sugar cane rum), sugar and lime. Sometimes, they are made with fresh fruit juice.
These babies are S-T-R-O-N-G. I had two in Rio and was feeling no pain. They are refreshingly delicious and I've been trying them wherever I go, to taste all the different caipirinha recipes.
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My teammates planned a happy hour outing on Thurs 8/18 to Veloso Bar, which they claimed served the best coxinha and caipirinhas in Brazil. No joke, they were other-worldly.
I will be hitting the gym when I get home. Enough said!
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