Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Lunch Buffet

There is a fairly good buffet available for lunch at our offices here in Manaus. Here is a picture of the cafeteria, as well as the selection I made the other day. Also, as you can see in the picture, beets seem to be extremely popular in Brazil; they are available every day as part of the large salad bar. There are also always 2 or 3 rice dishes, a large selection of meats, and 1 or 2 pasta dishes. This meal here cost me about R$9 (or $4.50), which seems pretty reasonable.Yes, I've become a fan of orange Fanta.
There is an interesting system in place to pay for lunch. Upon entering the cafeteria, a lady gives you a piece of paper on which a guy writes the cost of your plate based on weight, plus $R2 for a soda. After finishing your meal, you bring the paper back to the same guy, pay for your meal, and he stamps it "Pago". This is then handed back to the lady at the door as you exit.

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