I CANT WAIT!

Congrats Mike. I hear from some of the college kids around here that Venezuela is not the safest place to live. Hope you like it in Cannada. I know you'll like your CS!

Congrats Mike,
I Hope Canada is a safe place for you

Hope the move is prosperous for you.

Man that temp swing must suck though.

We were in Caracas for just one day a couple years ago.It was strange to see soldiers with weapons everywhere. But there were beautiful places too. It was the first time i have ever seen anything like the hills covered in shacks.
Is the barbecue there like the brazilians'?

No KathyE, Brazil has a different type, Venezuelan typical "cowboy" bbq is made with large cuts of meat impaled on long wooden poles, this is then hung over a trench filled with embers. Copious amounts of rum are then consumed and the meat is eaten after 5 to 6 hours of cooking, care must be taken not to fall in the trench. After that much rum and meat, who cares about the AK47's and the FAL's? this is of course a practice only realized in rural settings, if it were done in the shanty towns you would be without meat and without rum and would probably have a barrel tattooed somewhere on your body. I lived there for 15 years off and on and enjoyed most of it, this however is not a good time to visit Caracas. Shame.

That kind of barbecue sounds good to me. Of course without the Ak47's etcetera. You are in another beautiful place now and perhaps can return someday.

Mike,
Is the climate a lot different between Venezuela and Vancouver? I can't relate to differences in miles from the equator. Elevation and closeness to the ocean, and which way the wind blows and the rain falls make lots of difference.

I love the chimichurri sauce with beef. We tried a combination of flat leaf parsley and cilantro and it tasted wonderful. Lots of garlic, cause we like garlic. It also is wonderful just sopped up with bread.

Just a Florida cracker girl here who likes to check out food.

But tell us more about the way the beef is prepared. Is it marinated, or rubbed?

Peggy

I did it again!
Sorry, the previous post should be under 2 greyhounds! I can't get the hang of this new computer.
Peggy

The only condiment they use is salt. I'll give you one of my marinades though, this came from an Italian guy from Kenya that was in the gold mines in southern Venezuela, Las Cristinas in Bolivar State.

Real simple, just take a big handful of fresh basil, another of cilantro, 4 or 5 big cloves of garlic, some sugar, a splash of red wine and a generous drizzle of olive oil into the blender and ZZZZZZZZZZ. Slather over meat, let sit a few hours. Cook. Eat.

The climate change is severe. It rarely got below 80 degrees Caracas. Here it rarely gets to that temperature.