The beginning

I have always loved sweets. When I was little, my mom would always get mad at me for eating candy before meals (she still does, sometimes), and my dad would often bring little chocolates for me and my sister when he got back from work. My grandmas used to bake delicious cakes when I went over, and I have learned with them one of my favourite recipes: "bolinhos de chuva", a typical Brazilian dessert similar to scones. I always got excited at birthday parties for the surprise candies, and also about going to the beach to have some ice cream by the shore. And I still love giving cupcakes to my friends as gifts on special occasions, or simply just eating "brigadeiro" (another Brazilian candy) when we are not having a good day.

"Bolinhos de chuva" are my grandmas' specialty!
We usually eat them with  sugar and cinnamon.

This year, I am very far away from all of that. I have decided to come to London for a year on an exchange program, and everything has been really different from home. It is all news: lots of different tastes, smells, textures, colors and people to dine with. I miss them a lot, but I am also extremely happy for being here.

In the middle of this new environment, I have decided to take a "Literature of Food" course at university. On my first class, I was told I had to set up a blog about any food topic I wanted - and gosh, it was hard choosing the subject!

Even though I love my country, I have decided to take a chance and get to know English food. And then it was easy to choose what kind of food: I wanted sweets! Lots of sugar, chocolate, syrup, fruits and everything in between. My idea is to taste as many English candies and desserts as possible, and write down every curious and delicious aspect of it. I will do some research to find out how and when these dishes were created, which are the most common recipes, where are the famous places to eat them and maybe even interview a few people to see what they think about it. Of course I will also give my opinion about it and take  loads of pictures of everything!

I think this is going to be a really exciting experience and cannot wait to share all the funny and surprising moments of it. Suggestions and comments are more than welcome, and hopefully this project will help me understand English culture a bit more and miss home a little less. Enjoy!

Already cooked "brigadeiro" for a friend's party
 here in London. It tasted great!