[on brasilian food]
A churrascaria (pronounced [ʃuxaskaˈɾiɐ]) is a Brazilian or Portuguese steakhouse. Churrasco is the cooking style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese for 'barbecue'. However, in order to avoid confusion, it is important to state that in the rest of South America other than Brazil, the 'barbecue' method of cooking meat is known as asado.
Distinctly a South American style rotisserie, it owes its origins to the fireside roasts of the gaúchos of southern Brazil traditionally from the Pampa region, centuries ago. In modern restaurants, rodizio service is typically offered. Passadors (meat waiters) come to your table with knives and a skewer, on which are speared various kinds of meat, be it beef, pork, filet mignon, lamb, chicken, duck, ham (and pineapple), sausage, fish, or any other sort of local cut of meat. -- Wikipedia
So in other words. There are many Brasilian cowboys walking around with fresh, hot meat on sticks. You have a card. One side is red, one side is green. When you turn the card green side up, the cowboys descend on you to present you with their meatsticks. Should one be to your liking, the cowboy in possession of said meatstick will slice you off a piece of that. Otherwise, you can dismiss him, and he will send along another cowboy who is just as eager to offer up his meatstick for perusal. And there is no limit - you can partake of as many cowboys' meatsticks as you would like.
Now if only dating were like that.
Distinctly a South American style rotisserie, it owes its origins to the fireside roasts of the gaúchos of southern Brazil traditionally from the Pampa region, centuries ago. In modern restaurants, rodizio service is typically offered. Passadors (meat waiters) come to your table with knives and a skewer, on which are speared various kinds of meat, be it beef, pork, filet mignon, lamb, chicken, duck, ham (and pineapple), sausage, fish, or any other sort of local cut of meat. -- Wikipedia
So in other words. There are many Brasilian cowboys walking around with fresh, hot meat on sticks. You have a card. One side is red, one side is green. When you turn the card green side up, the cowboys descend on you to present you with their meatsticks. Should one be to your liking, the cowboy in possession of said meatstick will slice you off a piece of that. Otherwise, you can dismiss him, and he will send along another cowboy who is just as eager to offer up his meatstick for perusal. And there is no limit - you can partake of as many cowboys' meatsticks as you would like.
Now if only dating were like that.