- I don't think there is anything inside.
- This is not a pastel.
- I don't think it's very Brazilian, the taste.
(upbeat music) (logo squeaks)
- Hi, I'm Adriana
and today I'll be tasting other Brazilian mom's pastel.
- Pastel is the most delicious thing
you've ever eat in your life.
- And you can have whatever filling you want.
You can have meat, you can have cheese,
you can have a sweet pastel as well.
They are all delicious.
- Pastel is always present in the Brazilian parties,
like kids party, birthday parties
because it's like a party food.
- It's more popular when you go to those markets, you know.
- Pasteis de feira is pastel sold
in a street market that sell fruit,
but we always have some pastel.
- I don't really like to cook pastel.
It's for special occasions 'cause it makes a lot of mess.
- I think the perfect pastel
is the one you have a lot of fillings inside.
- If you don't eat pastel, you're not Brazilian.
If you have been in Brazil and you don't eat pastel,
you are just a loser, you know.
Sorry to say that, to be honest.
(Danda speaking Portuguese)
- Today I made a cheese pastel
which is simple but tastes great.
Very crispy on the outside and then you bite it,
you have the cheese melt in your mouth.
It's really nice.
- So cute, I love it,
and it looks like it's full.
- It smells good but it looks so tiny.
I don't think there is anything inside.
- I love when it's smaller and it looks very crispy.
That's really nice.
- It's a pastel from a bar, from a restaurant,
perhaps a posh pastel, I would say.
- It's like a empty inside.
So if you don't make a little bit bigger
then it's just, you know, pastry.
- Normally if you have a big one
is the the street food market,
but if you have a small ones, squares,
normally you'll find it in restaurants.
Normally posh ones.
- Can't wait to try it.
- Oh my God, it's too hard.
Hmm, breaking.
- I'm gonna have to work my way to get to the cheese.
- When you find the cheese, it's good.
- Of course it's the pastry that you expect,
the taste that you expect,
but the filling is on the small side
so I couldn't really have a taste of the cheese.
- The cheese is not bad but the rest is so dry.
- My least favorite thing about it is the lack of cheese,
you know, it's just a little bit inside, it's a bit sad.
- It's a five out of 10.
- Six out of 10.
- I'll have to give this one a three.
(bell dings)
In my pastel I put some butter, salt, milk, and flour,
and the filling is chicken,
and what makes it special for me is like,
'cause I love cooking
and everything you do with love is good.
- Ooh, this is a different pastel.
- We have a risoles here.
- So this is not the typical pastel from Brazil
but maybe because Brazil is so big.
This is what they call a pastel, where they come from.
- This is not a pastel, this is a risoles.
It's a different thing.
It's from the same family.
- Yeah, the shape, it can be any shape really.
So the shape doesn't really matter.
The taste really matters.
- Yeah, risoles.
- Crunchy on the outside.
Soft on the inside, delicious.
- A bit oily but the taste is wonderful.
- It tastes really good.
The dough is really nice
but for what it is, this is not a pastel.
- You have sweet corn inside, what I love,
for me, you could put sweet corn in everything.
I love it.
- I'm gonna give you 10. (speaking Portuguese)
- I would give this score seven out of 10.
- It's a six out of 10.
(bell dings)
- In my pastel today,
I'm using cheese, the best cheese in my opinion,
that is cheddar and mozzarella,
and I'm very generous with what I put inside.
It's fried in the right way.
- Whoa, this looks like the proper pastel
we used to have in our childhood.
When you go to the market, when you go to the feira.
- I love the shape.
I mean you can have it any shape, but I love the shape.
- Looks like there is a filling
but it looks a little bit greasy.
- I think it's a little bit overcooked.
I would fry a little bit less.
- It looks firm, nice and crispy.
Can't wait for it.
- Very crunchy but a little bit dry.
- It's really nice.
I like it a lot.
- Slof inside.
Oh gosh, nothing.
- It looks like the one we had in our childhood
but it doesn't taste the same.
- One thing the Brazilians do is
like you look against the light,
then you see where the filling is,
so you go straight to that, top.
- You can taste a little bit of the cheese
if you eat like the inside part
but when you just bite it, it's just nothing.
It's just pastry.
- I would improve this pastel by frying a little bit less
and adding a different cheese or a different filling.
I'm gonna give you a five.
- I'll give this a three.
- It's a seven outta 10.
(bell dings)
- In my pastel today,
I used ground beef, salt, garlic, onions, and the pastry.
My pastel is very special because it's not oily
and I hope it turned out crispy today.
- Ooh, meat pastel.
- It seems to me a piece of a big pastel
and the inside is, it seems really well done.
- It's looking nice.
Meat inside is a very good combination.
- I can see that's dry because this um, looks dry.
- The meat was done in a bit of of stew of meat.
A dry stew of meat.
- The meat looks all right.
I dunno if it's gonna be okay, but looks good.
- I think it's a proper pastel.
- High expectations with this one.
- It looks crunchy.
Let's see.
- Mmh.
- Tastes really nice.
Tastes a little bit of chili as well
which is a good combination for those who likes chili.
- The meat doesn't really taste nice,
but it's also like too hard.
Look, it's like coming off like rocks.
- I don't think it's very Brazilian, the taste.
There is some herbs in here
that I don't like very much, but it's well made.
You see there is quality in the meat.
- A little bit of Korean, the parsley,
which makes the meat taste even better.
- This could be improved by cooking a bit less.
Putting more seasoning on the on the meat
and a little bit more like sauce.
- Keep going but it's not Brazilian enough.
I would give it a score, five out of 10.
- I'm gonna give you an eight.
- I would give this one a two.
(bell dings)
- Yay!
I make my one different.
That's a recipe from where I come from,
from the south Brazil.
- Oh, but I still love tasting all the others,
and I think everyone did a great job,
and I am happy to meet today.
- It was great to bring a bit of passion
that of cooking to everyone.
I hope you enjoy it. (speaking Portuguese)
(Fernanda speaking Portuguese)
(energetic music)