Some time ago I heard that Sao Paulo is the gastronomic capital of the world. After spending my Sunday exploring the city with Marcel I would have to absolutely concur with that statement. Our day started off with a stop at the Mercadao, it’s a large enclosed market that dates back from the 1920’s. In there you can find a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, spices and of course lots of delicious prepared foods. One of the big draws here is the Mortadella Sandwich. I’m not exactly sure what mortadella is in English, but its incredibly delicious. Fortunately I’ve got some pictures for you. After gorging on this sandwich, it was time for dessert. With some baklava, then more desert with the chocolate covered strawberries. Topped that off with some diced watermelon and of course the ever present sucos (freshly made fruit juices).
The other motive for our Sunday wandering was to check out the section of the city where a proposed BRT (bus rapid transit) line is slated to go through. Marcel is working on this project so I tagged along, as he wanted to get a feel for what sorts of impacts the project will have on the community. Marcel has informed me there is a large Bolivian population here, about 100,000 legal and another 150,000 undocumented. So as we walked around I was able to spot Bolivians all around. I think I even heard some Quechua spoken. I had hoped to find a Bolivian restaurant, but no luck.
Our walking tour ended with a stop at this bar called Café Bichega. They had live music. This bar was located on a strip filled with other similar type bars that have live music or other performances. Finally walking home we stumbed on the Itallian festival.
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