[mellow music]
- It's like nearly all Brazilian steakhouses,
in that the main attraction is 15 to 20 cuts of mostly beef,
but also lamb, pork and chicken,
brought to your table on spits, then carved and served
before your eyes.
One other common element, a particular mixed drink,
the name of which means little country girl in Portuguese.
This is the Brazilian national cocktail, the caipirinha.
It's made out of a rum like Brazilian liqueur
that's quite strong, called cachaca,
and simply lime juice and muddled sugar.
So, I've had that before,
couldn't wait to try it again, saude.
Sure the meat is the main affair,
but at any Brazilian steakhouse,
I always really enjoy the salad bar,
because it's just such an integral part
of the whole experience.
Look at this, shrimp, salad, greens, beets,
fresh mozzarella, roasted vegetables,
and there's some fresh crispy vegetables under there.
We have smoked salmon, and we have asparagus.
So in any Brazilian steakhouse,
you'll have something like this, a green disk,
facing up says yes, please bring me some more
of whatever kind of meat that you're serving.
And it's just as easy to flip it over and say no,
I'm taking a break, wait awhile.
Of course I started out on green.
- You ready for a meat, sir?
- Yes indeed.
- I've got the house special sirloin, the called picanha.
- Picanha. - Yes sir.
- House special sirloin, let's go.
- Yeah it has the most people eat in Brazil.
How do you like it cooked, sir?
- Medium.
We get in, let's try a little medium rare,
yeah, another piece a little bit more rare, there we go.
Excellent, perfect, okay thank you.
- Enjoy sir.
- Before I could switch to red,
another meat showed up.
One of my all time favorite, lamb chops, ooh yeah,
ooh I'll have one more of those.
Now I'll never be able to remember
all the names of all these cuts of meat,
but I do remember that this one is called picanha.
It's from the top sirloin,
it is among the most popular cuts in Brazil,
and it is done to perfection for my taste.
Mm, I am such a red meat eater.
I would go to Brazil tomorrow,
and do this every day of the week
for a whole entire week, mm.
Along with red or green for either yes or no on meats,
why not yellow for yes on roasted pineapple?
This pineapple is nice and warm,
it tastes like it has some cinnamon
and brown sugar maybe on it.
Anyway, wonderful for cleansing the palate.
The dessert tray selections included creme brulee,
key lime pie, turtle cheesecake,
chocolate mousse cake, and flan.
Lots of warm, juicy, appetizing meat.
So for dessert I really wanted something cool and fresh,
like this key lime pie, plus I loved key lime pie
when I was growing up as a kid in Florida.
Oh, just perfect.
Remember to pace yourself,
and don't try to cram the whole experience
into just one visit.
- [Deborah] Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse
is at 115 South Main Street in Winston-Salem.
And they're open Monday through Friday
at 5:00 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays
they open at 4:00.
For more information give them at call at 336-293-6702,
or go online at cowboybraziliansteakhouse.com.