What are you Eating/Drinking?

[W3H5]

I snorted a line of chilli last weekend. Not sure if that makes me a pro chilli guy or just a moron. Probably the latter.

 

[TB]

Dinner was at Maui Brewing Company so even though I hate beer, I had to have one. Opted for their Pineapple Mana and The Butcher pizza.

And IBU of 18 is still too bitter for my broken taste buds.

 

[W3H5]

I’ve had around 8 beers for dinner. There’s something in the air fryer, but I don’t think it’s beer.

 

[UKMikey]

And IBU of 18 is still too bitter for my broken taste buds.

This is why I go for fruity beers. According to untappd.com Maui's Shave Weisse is only 7 IBU but it's 3.8% alcohol by volume so may be a little lite for your taste.

Shave Weisse - Maui Brewing Company - Untappd

Shave Weisse by Maui Brewing Company is a Sour - Fruited Berliner Weisse which has a rating of 3.6 out of 5, with 1,911 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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[TB]

This is why I go for fruity beers. According to untappd.com Maui's Shave Weisse is only 7 IBU but it's 3.8% alcohol by volume so may be a little lite for your taste.

Shave Weisse - Maui Brewing Company - Untappd

Shave Weisse by Maui Brewing Company is a Sour - Fruited Berliner Weisse which has a rating of 3.6 out of 5, with 1,911 ratings and reviews on Untappd.

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That one wasn't on the menu. The only ones that were lower than the Pineapple Mana was a tea that didn't have a rating and a mango something or other that was a 10, I think. But I like pineapple more than mango so I took the hit.

I can't even imagine how sucked in my entire face would have been with the one that was a 70.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Monster Energy Rehab. I have to say that I’m starting to really like these, they taste just like peach iced tea. It‘s also a nice energy boost.

 

[TB]

Coconut cream filled malasada.

 

[35mm]

Funny how the world is.

Malassadas were actually brought to Hawaii by Portuguese from Madeira island (my hometown) and Azores as well, I believe.

My nanny used to cook them all the time for me (especially around this time of the year - Carnaval). We would eat them dripping with sugarcane honey:




However, what you're showing in your photo, @TB, looks a lot more like a Bola de Berlim, which is the Portuguese version of the berliner. It even appears to have the traditional egg yolk-based cream inside, from the Portuguese variant. (I've just noticed yours is coconut cream)




Interestingly, a quick search shows that the malasada from Hawaii is, indeed, more closely related to the Bola de Berlim than it is to the original malassada.


Anyway, I miss eating a malassada so much now, with a lot of sugarcane honey... It is probably close to 35 years since I ate one.

 

[TB]

@35mm - If it helps any, i also had two Oreo malasadas that were like your first picture. Since I'd never had one, or even heard of them before, I was obligated to try them.

The sign outside the store did mention Carnaval. I'm note sure if they sell them year round or if this is a limited time thing.

 

[UKMikey]

I only had pastel de natas last time I visited Mercado da Ribeira and was surprised to find them on sale in England and Singapore. They seem to be a lot more widespread than malasadas.

Evian water

 

[35mm]

They seem to be a lot more widespread than malasadas.

Oh, definitely. Pastel de Natal is, by far, Portugal's most popular pastry and I've seen it in various other countries as well.

Malassadas are much more obscure and specific, that's why I was surprised to see them mentioned here (the name anyway) and made me feel so nostalgic.

 

[Touring Mars]

A pastel de nata shop opened near UofGlasgow a couple of years ago, and it has done a roaring trade.

I often treat myself to a double pack - £4.20, but they are amazingly good... especially their new Belgian Chocolate variant.