Hola mi gente, we are back for Season 2 of “The Aguacate Chronicles”, I’m your host Giraldo Luis Alvaré. Gracias for listening.

A big Aguacate shoutout goes to all the amazing guests in Season 2. Thank you for sharing your favorite foods and beverages you loved growing up and enjoy to this day. This is what inspired the Aguacate Chronicles.

Now, you can’t talk about culture without food. It’s everything and more. Food unites us, it brings us together. 

I invited mi hermana Renata Sampaio, a renaissance woman, an entrepreneur, psycho-analyst, head of logistics, photographer, musician and of course an amazing chef. She reps Brasil and all the amazing things this beautiful country has to offer starting with la comida/the food.

This episode features Bren Herrera and her love for cafecito y flan. That’s not all, Renata shares her story, Brasil's national dish and cocktail. Not to mention, lots of coffee and desserts and a few other mouth-watering surprises.

Stay close to the kitchen or your favorite food delivery app, because you will be hungry. So let’s break bread, put some aguacate on it and jump right into this episode.

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CONNECT WITH CO-HOST

Renata Sampaio - Renaissance Woman - IG - https://www.instagram.com/renatabhny/

NOTABLE MENTIONS

Aguacate Chronicles, Avocado, Renata Sampaio, Bren Herrera, Cafecito, 3 Coracoes, Bustelo, Pilon, La Llave, Café Cubano, Cuban Coffee, Cortadito, Colada, Chocolate, Cafezinho, Flan, Pudim, Tres Leches, Three Milks Cake, Brasil, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Cuba, Abuelita, Kitchen, Tempero Baiano, Brazilian Spice Blend, Yuca, Cassava, Adobo, Africa, Indians, Indigenous, Feijoada, Caipirinha, Cozy Corner Cuban Bistro, Garwood, Newark, New Jersey, Ismael Rivera, Maelo, El Sonero Mayor

ORIGINS, FUN FACTS AND VARIETIES

Aguacate (Avocado)

https://www.thespruceeats.com/history-of-avocado-1807562 

https://avocadosfrommexico.com/avocados/history/ 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/holy-guacamole-how-hass-avocado-conquered-world-180964250/ 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/avocado-varieties-and-facts-1807836

Café/Coffee

Leguizamo Does America - La Colada Gourmet

A brief history of Cuban cafecito in Miami 

https://www.tenement.org/blog/bustelo-the-unlikely-story-of-how-a-cuban-flavor-captured-the-attention-of-new-york-and-then-the-natio/

https://www.casabrasilcoffees.com/coffee-history 

Flan

Bren Herrera - Culture Kitchen - https://mycleo.tv/video/chef-bren-herrera-reveals-the-secret-ingredient-in-her-flan-recipe/ 

https://www.mashed.com/777674/the-untold-truth-of-flan/ 

https://www.eater.com/22871056/cuban-flan-recipe-traditional-dessert-how-to-make 

Feijoada

https://nowinrio.com/feijoada-rio-de-janeiro/ 

https://lifeandthyme.com/food/what-feijoada-teaches-us-about-racial-inequity-in-brazil/ 

https://www.oliviascuisine.com/feijoada-recipe/ 

Caipirinha

https://www.oliviascuisine.com/caipirinha/ 

https://brazil-help.com/cachaca.htm 

https://whataboutbrazil.com/what-is-caipirinha/