Ode to açai

Link By Brian Rogers | March 6th, 2008

To say we merely like açai would be an understatement: we’re addicted to it. This cool treat, unique only to Brazil comes from a fruit from palms in the Amazon, and tastes so good, we had to see how it was made. Get your fix in today’s photo gallery.

Tags: brazil, food, south america

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2 Responses to “Ode to açai”

Jessica Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 11:38 am
This looks so delicious! Did you ever find out if it can be found in the states? (not the commercial kind thats out here right now)
Moritz Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Looks good, nothing compared to the Bratwurst and Astra you’ll be served at the St. Pauli soccer game in Hamburg though.

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Thushan Amarasiriwardena

, former Senior Multimedia Producer at The Boston Globe, has always loved telling a great story. Combining his eye for visual story telling and his technical background in computer science at North Carolina State University, Thushan has reported on business, sports and travel for The Globe.

Michael Kurtz

, graduated with a degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His thesis research focused on the intersection of race and music in Northeastern Brazil. He worked previously as A&R and Production Coordinator for Putumayo World Music, an international music record label based in New York City.

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