Episode 5 of the reality show School of Flavors set a challenge for the finalists, who were school cooks from quilombola, riverine, and indigenous communities: to create a recipe from São Tomé and Príncipe and one from Honduras, using a Brazilian touch to build bridges between the food cultures of Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean.
By lottery, three cooks prepared a typical school meal from each country. Alison, from the Indigenous Community of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (AM); Antonia, from the Ribeirinha de Jordão community (AC); and Ana Paula, from the Quilombola Community of Minaçu (GO), prepared the São Tomé and Príncipe dish called Soô de Banana Pão, a broth prepared with palm oil (dendê oil), smoked fish from São Tomé and Príncipe, cassava, and green leaves.
Genilma, from the Ribeirinha de Soure community (PA); Francieli, from the Indigenous Community of Aracruz (ES); and Tamires, from the Quilombola Community of São Lourenço do Sul (RS), prepared Sopa de Frijoles, a typical soup made with beans from Honduras.
The winning Soô de Banana Pão was made by riverside cook Antônia and evaluated by guest judge Youdmila Vila Nova, a nutritionist with the National School Food and Health Program (PNASE) of São Tomé and Príncipe, as the dish most faithful to what is served to children in the country.
The most authentic bean soup was made by Tamires, a quilombola school cook, who earned praise from Alexandra Bigit, a nutritionist with Honduras’ National School Feeding Program (PNAE) and one of the guest judges.
One contestant was eliminated: Francieli, a cook from the Indigenous Community of Aracruz (ES).
Episode 6
The next episode of the reality show Escolas de Sabores will air on January 30 at 12 p.m. on TV Band and will feature the challenge of transforming fruits and vegetables into healthy desserts without using sugar.
The reality show Escola de Sabores is the result of a partnership between the National Fund for Education Development (FNDE), the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), and the WFP Center of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil, and is broadcast by TV Band on Saturdays at 12 p.m.
All previous episodes are available on the Center of Excellence against Hunger’s YouTube channel: WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger – YouTube
Escola de Sabores
Broadcast:
Band: Saturdays at 12 noon
Sabor & Arte channel: Saturdays at 9 p.m., with reruns throughout the week
Terraviva channel: Sundays at 8 p.m.
Production: Newco Pay TV
Partnership: WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil, FNDE, and ABC