Because it's hot summer, I want to eat hot and delicious food. For example, the Latin pie "Empanada". I went to the Peruvian-Brazilian food store "Kyodai Market" in Gotanda, Tokyo, to eat one that was so hot that my tongue was burning.

The location of the shop is the ordinary office building "Ichigo Gotanda Building" in front of Gotanda Station. But the 2nd floor is the Consulate General of Brazil and the 6th floor is the Consulate General of Peru. And the Omukai of the Consulate General of Peru is Kyodai Market. Perhaps the staff also use it for shopping.

There is a store in the office building!

As you walk through an ordinary office building, you will suddenly see the world of Latin America. Peruvian and Brazilian sweets, frozen foods, retort pouch foods, seasonings and ingredients. If you buy it and go home, you can open a Latin American restaurant as it is.



The pie "Empanada" you are looking for is displayed near the counter of the shop. There are various types, but today I'm going to use ground beef. The price is 320 yen (tax included, the same applies below), so I also buy the sweets lined up at the counter. Try things.



By the way, all the products had easy-to-understand explanations in Japanese, and the clerk also responded in Japanese. It may not be enough for exoticism, but you can shop smoothly.

Empanada!

Empanadas can be eaten here and there from Southern Europe to Central and South America, and come in a variety of sizes and flavors. The ones at Kyodai Market are quite large. There seems to be a volume of about one and a half hamburgers.

Warm in the microwave or oven until hot while watching. It was good because it was cut in half and steam was coming out. When you take a bite, it has a strong salty taste and tastes like meat. The puff pastry is also heavy and heavy.


It's a food for the common people, so it's unpretentious as a whole. You can also add ketchup or mustard. It has a strong flavor, so I would like to combine it with a junk, sweet carbonated drink, or coffee that is bitter and hot. I sweat a lot when I eat it in the summer, but that's good.

Goia Bada for dessert!

I will also try the sweets I bought. It seems to be a Brazilian food called "Goiabada". The price is 185 yen per piece. Looking at the ingredients, only tropical fruit "guava" and sugar.

When I opened the seal saying that it was quite simple, I found a dark red square bar that looked like a yokan. When cut and bitten, it has a rich guava taste. It has a strong sweetness, but it has a good sweetness like yokan.

It should be called a yokan with a fruity feeling like concentrated fruit juice. You can slice this into thin slices and enjoy it with cream cheese. If you want to combine it with a drink, it would be an ice latte with plenty of milk.

By the way, I chose empanadas and goiabadas that I can eat right after I bought them, but Kyodai Market has various spices such as oversized peppers from Peru, so it seemed to be useful for people who want to cook their own Latin dishes. .. If you come to Gotanda, take a look.