The intense colors of these doces de abóbora, coco, and mamão (candied pumpkin, coconut, and papaya) were matched only by their unabashed sweetness; they were heavily spiked by clove, too. Canjica, a corn porridge tweaked by peanut and dusted in cinnamon, had a humbler appeal. This dish is associated with winter festivals — which in Brazil arrive in June.
Arraiá do Village
Father Demo Hall, Our Lady of Pompeii Church, 25 Carmine St. (at Bleecker St.), Manhattan
www.CatolicosNY.org/home/699-2017-05-18-05-59-53
(The 2017 festival was held on June 10)
