By: Adriel Reveles A couple of years ago, I remember going to a very unique restaurant with my parents for my birthday. This was a restaurant in downtown San Diego called Rei Do Gado, Portuguese for King of cattle. Rei Do Gado is a churrasqueria style steakhouse. The churrasqueria style originated in southern Brazil in a region called Rio Grande Do Sul by several centuries ago by the gauchos (cowboys). One might ask what is this concept like? Imagine juicy and tender cuts of meat in skewers slowly roasting over mesquite flaming fire. There was such a broad list of meat skewers to choose from. The list usually includes cupim (zebu hump), picanha (sirloin steak cap), turkey breast wrapped in bacon, lamb leg, linguiça (Portuguese sausage), and many others. I thought it was very unusual that these skewers of meat were served through a rotational system to your table. At first, I found it bizarre. Until a waiter, explained the process in which a pasador (carver) comes to your table with a skewer of meat and you get to select which meats you would like. He then mentioned, there was an two-sided indicator. The green side indicated the carver to return, and the red side indicated not to serve you more.
As if meat skewers were not enough, there was a buffet which included a wide range of fresh salads, mouthwatering side dishes, and savory appetizers. To go into more details, many of these dishes were typical Brazilian dishes such as moqueca (tender fresh fish cooked in coconut milk and palm oil), feijoada (a slowly simmered black bean stew with sausage, and pork), fried cassava root which has a flavor similar to potato, and heart palm salad. For dessert, I ate a passion fruit mousse This place is foodies’ paradise!
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Adriel RevelesAdriel is an international student from Tijuana, who commutes everyday to study hospitality at SDSU. He loves experimenting with new bold flavors and sharing his passion for food. Enjoy! Jinan HarbFoodies ArchivesCategories |