Cooking Class for Cacao Lovers

Cooking Class for Cacao Lovers

This, and my Brazilian Flavours, are the first and only vegan cooking class available in Rio and is a hands-on experience and a unique occasion to try something new with unexpected results. All this in an incredible setting. Meet travellers and expats like you, learn some handy cooking techniques and how to prepare a tasty, satisfying, plant-based meal every time. Learn how to prepare the best caipirinha you will probably taste during your stay. And, at the end, even get a free ebook with the recipes to take home and replicate for your friends and family.

My cooking class is a unique experience that combines new perspective on a food you thought you knew, a lot of fun and delicious food - all in an incredible outdoor setting.

This class is not about chocolate. It's about savoury cooking where we will use cacao as a spice in many different ways. Cacao is an incredibly healthy superfood that can do a lot for us and which is absolutely underestimated when it comes to savoury cooking. You don't have to be a sweet tooth to enjoy this cooking class.

When we meet I receive you with a refreshing drink in my patio. We will have a short introduction and open the organic cacao bean taste the fresh, white flesh. Then we will mix ourselves a Caipirinha, put some Samba and start preparing the recipes. Once ready we will enjoy our meal on a big table with some friends that always gather for that occasion and a bottle (or two) of Brazilian red wine.

Sample Menu

• Grilled veggies on Picada Sauce - Picada is a kind of Portuguese pesto which we prepare with dark chocolate, hazelnuts and a lot of parsley. You'll love it!
• Chili sin carne with chocolaty smoky sweet potato fries - This Chili is a plant-based version of the famous Mexican dish with a new, chocolaty twist.
• Mousse au chocolate - Based on a Brazilian dessert, crema de abacate, this plant-based version is a healthy and delicious finish to our meal.