We all met up at an awesome pizza rodizio in town, and while the wedding party discussed the details of the reception, the rest of us talked and laughed and tried not to eat too much. That is a pretty much impossible feat at a place where the pizza never stops coming. The rodizio is a pretty popular way to run a restaurant here, and we certainly take advantage of the endless supply of food. Basically, it involves paying a flat price (about $18R there, $10US) for all the food and drink you want. At this pizza place, the waiters are constantly going by your table announcing what types of pizza they have to give you, and you stop them when you want some. It's not just limited to pizza places though. There are Italian restaurants with unlimited lasagna, pastas, and breads, churrascarias with unlimited meat, and even a place with 60 varieties of unlimited soup. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon or evening!
The types of pizza are quite different than what we have in the U.S. I think the best ones are the dessert pizzas, which I make sure is my first slice every time. Ah, the joys of being a grown-up!
Mmm mmm mmm...
Pizza covered with melted chocolate (1st of 4)
While it would be good to try everything, I find that it's best to choose wisely since you want to save space for dessert! In case you're curious about what you are missing out on, there is white chocolate with strawberries, fried bananas with cinnamon and chocolate, chocolate with crushed peanuts, chocolate with cookies, and more. Some of the more interesting non-dessert toppings include pizza covered with tuna, catupiry (creamy cheese), tucumã (fruit from a palm tree), hard-boiled eggs, dried beef, chicken stroganoff, and corn.
Corn Pizza and Pizza Margherita
Everyone at our big table had a great time eating, planning, and celebrating with the Newlyweds (sitting beside me). We all can't wait for the "real" party this week!
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