Saturday, July 9, 2011

What to drink in Chile??


BIGOTEADO - (Warning: avoid drinking this no matter what state you are in!!!) This 'drink' contains the leftovers of any glasses that happen to be lying around which are then poured into one resulting in combinations that test the most harden of stomachs. This is usually given to someone as a joke when they have had so much to drink that they don't realize what they are currently consuming in front of them.

BORGOÑA - Cold red wine with chopped strawberries.

CERVEZA - Beer.

CHICHA - Is sweet fermented wine typically made from apples though sometimes from grapes too. This is typically drunk around the 18th of September for the national day celebrations.

COLA DE MONO - Aguardiente liquor with milk, Cinnamon, coffee and sugar. Typical drink around Christmas time.

FANSCHOP - A glass half filled with tap beer and the other half with fanta.

JOTE - Red wine with Cola.

LECHE CON PLÁTANO - fresh milk blended with banana.

MELON CON VINO - Melon Tuna (a type of Melon) with the top cut off and the seeds taken out with white wine poured inside of it.

MOTE CON HUESILLO - cooked dried peaches and stewed corn served as a drink.

NAVEGADO - heated red wine with slices of orange and sugar.

PIPEÑO - a type of sweet fermented wine (semi-transparent in appearance).

PISCO - Chilean brandy liquor made from distilled grapes. Normally produced in the Valle del Elqui area in the Fourth region.

PISCO SOUR - popular Chilean cocktail. Ingredients: pisco, lemon juice and sugar, one egg white, sugar - shaken together.

PISCOLA - pisco with Cola and ice.

PONCHE A LA ROMANA - Champagne with Pineapple ice-cream. Typically served on New Year's eve.

SCHOP - Tap beer

TERREMOTO - Pipeño (see above) with pineapple ice-cream served in a one-litre glass. Terremoto literally translates as 'Earthquake' since you are left with the ground (and legs) feeling very shaky. The next round usually contains the same drink though only in a glass that holds half a litre. This is called a Replica or 'aftershock'.

VAINA - sweet cocktail drink. Ingredients: port wine and sugar - shaken together and after serving, sprinkled with cinnamon.

VINO BLANCO - white wine.

VINO TINTO - red wine.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Os Benefícios do Banho (Frio, Morno e Quente)


Agora que estou sem gás, tenho-me aventurado nos banhos frios.... Ao que parece vou ficar com a pele bem tonificada e muito mais resistente a doenças!!


De 10ºC a 29ºC - Fria
Estimula o metabolismo, tonifica a pele e aumenta a imunidade. Revigora, estimula os órgãos, eleva todas as funções orgânicas e em consequência dá mais saúde. É um afrodisíaco,eleva a auto-estima, traz benefícios nos aspectos mental e emocional.

De 29ºC a 36ºC - Morna
Para banho matinal tonificante que estimule o organismo à eliminação de toxinas. Em qualquer hora do dia, dez minutos de imersão a 36ºC trazendo alívio à fadiga física.

De 37ºC a 39ºC
Com esta temperatura, durante 15 a 30 minutos, você tem um banho relaxante para noite, aliviando as tensões, o stress e a fadiga mental, deixando você preparado para uma boa noite de sono.

De 38ºC a 41ºC
Temperatura ideal para alívio de dores musculares, devendo ser de curta duração. É um banho quente também indicado para um efeito sedativo e relaxante, benéfico para casos de insónia.