A delicious festival

by Flávia J.

The 'Comida di Buteco' is back. The 9th edition of the famous gastronomic festival begins next Friday, 11th April, with 41 bars from different parts of the city participating. Like it happened in other years, bars are judged by customers and receive prizes for their food, quality of service, cold beer and cleaness.

There are also shows programed for the 31 days of the event and another edition of the 'Art in the Bathroom', with local artists exhibiting their paintings in the bathrooms of the bars. The 'Festa da Saideira', a big party to celebrate the end of the festival, will take place on 17th and 18th May.

This is a great time to visit Belo Horizonte and try the local traditional food of our 'botecos'!

Read also:

Comida di Buteco's official website (in Portuguese)
Belo Horizonte in the New York Times
What to do in Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte: young at 110

Delicious 'brigadeiro'!

by Ariane

This is my favorite recipe. It's a recipe easy to do and everybody will love!!! I learn trying do to a recipe different for the weekend.


Recipe for Brigadeiro

Ingredients

-1 can of condensed milk
-1 tablespoon of butter
-1 tablespoon of chocolate powder

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients in a pan. Heat it until the mixtire is thick but don't forget to mix with a wooden spoon while you heat it. turn off and pour the misture in a bowl and wait until it cools. When it's ready, you can break maisena (a kind of cornflour) cookies in small pieces and sprinkle them in the mixture and mix. It will taste like "palha italiana". Or you can add grated coconut. You will love!!!