Brazilian Valentine's Day

Brazilian Valentine’s Day As you all know, Valentine’s Day is a day where many people get chocolates and devour them and many other sweets. But instead of store bought chocolates, my mom made some of her own sweets for Valentine’s Day. She made a delicious sweet called “brigadero” in Portuguese. It’s a creamy ball of chocolate covered with chocolate sprinkles and any other topping of your choice. There’s also other versions of the brigadero where they’re made with different flavors, textures, and with other toppings too. Along with those baked goods, we also made some homemade chocolate milkshakes to go along with them. Even though the brigaderos are usually used for party snacks, this was an exceptional situation to have them. Along with these snacks, my mom also made some Brazilian flan (pudding) for us as well. This is by far one of my favorite deserts because it sweet and fits well for any situation or event. It also has a sweet syrup that’s made along with it that makes the flavor out of this world. As you notice, Valentine’s Day is a very exciting day in our family because we eat many sweets in order to celebrate our love for food. But after a day like this, sweets are rare at our house because our blood sugar sky rockets after something like this which is never good. But having fun eating food together is what’s important. Food is by far the most important thing in our house because it’s what brings us together and displays our culture. These Valentine’s Day treats are just an example of what we do. Someday you should try some Brazilian sweets and deserts because I guarantee you’ll love them. They’re amazing and flavor packed in every bite and no one can resist. I hope someday you’ll be able to experience something so delicious. Gustavo P.