Moqueca de Camarao- food of the Candomble gods
by sunlovey
* 2 tablespoons dende oil
* 1 large onion, finely chopped
* 3 cloves garlic, crushed
* 2 pounds fresh medium sized prawns, shelled, deveined
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 4 large tomatoes, peeled seeded and chopped
* 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped
* 1 teaspoon black pepper,
* 1 fresh red cayenne pepper
* 1 can coconut milk (14 fl oz)
Heat the oil (dende oil, palm oil found in some African specialized stores), and stir fry the onion until golden brown. Add the garlic and prawns. Stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add the salt, lemon juice, tomatoes, parsley, pepper, cayenne and coconut milk. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
If you want to add fish to the moqueca, use sea bass, cut in small pieces, and cook it together with the coconut milk. I tried my hardest not to order this at every meal.... I did have it three times at three different restaurants though. It generally comes to you extremely hot in a cast iron skillet type thing with a side of coconut flavored rice. I want it right now. I bought the oil (dende) and brought it home to attempt making it myself.
image to come
Always Haggle
by Zarasher
If someone can get triple the price for an item from you, they will.
I bought two paintings for 305 for the pair, after originally being told 280 each. It did take about ten minutes to get the price down but its worth it if you don't have bundles of cash to be splashing around.
For smaller items it isn't important and you don't want to go everywhere looking like a complete cheapskate.
Cab haggling is a vital skill, and you can nearly always negotiate a price for longer journeys. Even from the airport you can get the price down from the regular 76 that is quoted to about 45.
A Slice of Bliss
by Zarasher
It takes two hours to get to Morro on the Catamaran from Mercado Modelo... and it really is idyllic heaven. I stayed on the fourth beach which is quiet and ideal fro a relaxing getaway... There is more info on my Morro page.
Shopping with the locals
by acemj about Dos Sapateiros Street
If you walk down the hill from Pelourinho on the side away from the bay, you'll run into this street. There are plenty of clothing shops here as well as electronics and many other things. Very few of the stores are geared toward the tourists, but when they saw me pull out my camera, all of the shopkeepers seemed eager to attract me to their stores.
Ferry Boat
by martinelli
If you don't have much time, hate highways or simple would prefer to take a ship rather than a bus, you might like what Salvador has to offer. Not many people know that, but you can take the Ferry or Catamara (porsh speed boat) to many places in the state, like Camamu, Itacare, Ilha Grande, Porto Seguro and Morro de Sao Paulo. The trip is lovely, although the prices might not be as cute as the bus ticket ones. Want to check it all out? Go to www.comab.com.br and click along!
Picture: Praia do Resende, in Itacare
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