We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. "Since launching Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2013 we have seen the spotlight shine on great food across the region, with Brazil playing a leading role. Heineken US announced that it would be testing out a product new to the U.S. in select areas to gauge market success.
Over in the City, two huge venues are pulling out all the stops for their own Brazilian bonanzas ahead of this year’s Games: Sky Garden at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street will be rolling out a raft of Brazilian dishes across its two bars and two restaurants; nearby, The Brewery event space has scheduled a series of bohemian Brazilian beach parties from June to August, complete with carnivalesque sets and food by Brazilian head chef Fernando Granzotto. Almond-flavored soft drinks are sometimes prepared using orgeat syrup. Then Made In Brasil Boteco in Camden has plenty of drink to sink with more than 100 cachaças stocked behind the bar, while Copabananas in Battersea serves the spirit in signature sharing vessels such as a miniature beach shack filled to the brim and a downsized surfboard laden with shots. Certainly, it seems that having to leaving the tarmac for far-flung flavours may be a thing of the past. Simplicity is key to a lot of Brazilian dishes as is the use of intense flavours; our cuisine offers a diverse range of foods from its African-influenced flavours in the north east to its more European influences in the south.” Guests at Marcello’s revered country house hotel and restaurant can taste these influences in dishes such as roast Moray pork cheeks with Mallaig monkfish and caramelised passion fruit jus, and vanilla crème fraîche panna cotta with raspberry sauce and caipirinha sorbet. This process has been led by the high-profile and hugely popular chef Alex Atala of D.O.M who, in turn, inspired a new generation of chefs and restaurateurs as well as capturing the imagination of diners across the world.
Sandra Ziles, head of product development, says: “Our food team has scoured the bars, restaurants and street food stalls of South and Central America to create our most exciting summer range yet. "We’ll be introducing a guava and lime caipirinha sparkling fizz, a twist on Brazil’s national cocktail, ham and cheese pastries inspired by the Brazilian street food ‘pastels’, and a delicious collection of Brazilian meals.
All good fun and all in the wild, carefree spirit of Brazil.
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Cabana, the Brazilian barbecue restaurant which serves traditional skewers grilled over open fire pits, is adding to its ever-expanding portfolio with the launch of Newcastle on 20th April, Southampton later in the summer and another three sites before the end of 2016. What happens when the wackiest fruit flavours from across the world fuse together with a hint of fizz and truckloads of freshness? After years of playing second fiddle to its South American siblings (here’s looking at you, Peru), Brazil is about to blow. Marks & Spencer, too, is catering to more adventurous tastes. M&S already stocks three Brazilian wines, with sales up 35 per cent on last year, but will be popping the cork on a new Brazilian sparkling wine called Riosecco NV in May – the perfect tipple to toast. But thanks to the fanfare surrounding the Rio Olympics 2016, running for two glorious weeks from 5th to 21st August, the mounting excitement has been spilling over from sports fans to foodie ones . From lemon to grapefruit flavors, the vitamin-rich drink has a tangy, sweet and acidic lemonade taste.