Originally Posted by Lezleighd

The professor smiled at the student's guesses and with a little nod left and right she said, "O you are sooo close...their cuisines and dishes are very similar to this country..." she said encouragingly.

She took a drink of water and then said with her usual excitement and smile, "O yes you are all very correct!!" she paused and then walked around the classroom...or coffee house...as she talked, "The second dish is the national dish of Brazil, but it is also served in India and Portuguese." she said motioning towards the students that had mentioned those areas." It is made of a stewed mixture of beans, pork, and beef. The name comes from feijão, Portuguese for "beans". The Brazilian feijoada is prepared with black turtle, white, pinto and red beans, a variety of salted pork and beef products, such as pork trimmings, bacon, smoked pork ribs, and at least two types of smoked sausage and jerked beef ." She motioned to the picture of the dish now being shown on the board... [b]"It is usually served with white rice depending on what the occasion it's being served for."[b]

She headed back to the front of the class, "Okay our next dish sampling is from a nearby country to Brazil. It has similar origins." with a flick of her wand, that section of the plate lite up on the board.

"This dish is called Churrasco with Chimichurri" she kind of stumbled through this one but still made it. "Any guesses about this dish...where is it from...what's in it...what the story behind it..." she asked as she took a bite of the sampling...this was one of her favorites...who didn't love steak!