On countless occasions in a variety of restaurants in Rio, I or my dining companions have been served chicken that's more than just a little pink on the inside. Not quite done! The frequency in which this happens leads me to believe that Brazilians might like their chicken a little more on the rare side than we're accustomed to in North America. "Bem Passado" is the key word for well done in case you want to avoid this!
Or, did you consider that you and your dining companions may all be annoying gringos and the kitchens are trying to poison you?;) Brazilians are more conscious about eating any meat bem pasado than North Americans. I am Brazilian and have lived here my entire life and this has never happened to me. I dine out practically every night and love to order chicken.
Posted by: Jorge Suarez | January 04, 2011 at 03:49 PM
I would say that they indeed do the total opposite with meat... taking all the taste out of it and burn it to dead :) .
I encountered the same with Chicken before as you did, but actually more a rare occasion... In my case I almost always have to ask to keep some blood in my meat. They are very scary it will come back alive otherwise :)
Posted by: Giovanni | January 04, 2011 at 08:02 PM
It's happened to me with ground beef in Brazil...
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