Tupiniquim

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This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.

Inside a tiny police box at the top of Middle Meadow Walk, Brazilians Gardenia or Fernando (there’s only room for one at a time) are busy multi-tasking, frying crêpes, blending smoothies, pouring coffee and spooning out açai and guarana sorbets. The crêpes are gluten-free (made from maize, tapioca, buckwheat and other flours), freshly prepared, with some herbs plucked from a miniature garden patch behind the hut. The ‘Release the chicken’ pancake comes loaded with shredded chicken, jalapeños, Cheddar and sweetcorn, or there are vegetable curry and steak, cheese and spinach fillings too. For sweet pancakes, guava jelly and mozzarella is a Brazilian favourite, or there are more traditional, Nutella, banana, or lemon and sugar versions. Prepare for queues at lunchtimes, and also busy morning rushes, when students load up on freshly squeezed pear, ginger and lime juice, or Brazil nut and yoghurt smoothies. If you’re lucky they’ll be space to sit on one of the stools beside the kiosk. On Saturdays traditional Brazilian feijoada (a black bean and pork sausage stew) is also served.