Rapadura Ice Cream with Cachaça & Coffee Jelly

Japanese immigration, although in smaller numbers, still takes place in South America. In São Paulo, I was charmed to meet chef Shin Koike at his restaurant Sakagura A1 and learnt of his arrival in the country as recently as 20 years ago. ‘Brazil is my adopted home; I embraced its culture, people and food wholeheartedly’, he said. His kids were born there and, like their parents, are truly integrated in Brazilian society – ‘I will never live in Japan again’, he concluded.

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