{"time":1773864623331,"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"  With a flavor between ginger and cardamom, pacová is a delicious and little-known spice native to the Atlantic Forest. Harvested and cultivated by family farmers in Paraty, it exists in an agroforestry system among the local banana trees and palms.

In fact, it was the plant’s plump leaves, reminiscent of a banana, that inspired its name, as in Tupi-Guarani, pa’kowa literally means “banana,” even though pacová has nothing to do with that fruit or its tree.

The Instituto Bazzar, in yet another successful collaboration, gifted Andrea Panzacchi, partner of the Vero (@verogelateria) ice cream shop in Ipanema, with a batch of pacová, which he used to flavor his creation: a banana ice cream with the spice from the Atlantic Forest, in a very limited edition, to honor this entire story.  "}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"With a flavor somewhere between ginger and cardamom, pacová is a delicious and little-known Brazilian spice native to the Atlantic Forest. Harvested and cultivated by family farmers in Paraty, about four hours by car from Rio´s city, it grows in an agroforestry system among the local banana and palm trees."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In fact, it was the plant's plump leaves, which resemble a banana, that gave it its name, since in Tupi-Guarani pa’kowa literally means \"banana,\" even though pacová has nothing to do with that fruit or its tree."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Instituto Bazzar, in yet another successful collaboration, gifted Andrea Panzacchi, partner of the Vero ice cream shop (@verogelateria) in Ipanema, with a batch of pacová, which seasoned his creation: a banana ice cream with this spice from the Atlantic Forest in a very limited edition, to honor this entire history."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“When I received the pacová and the long pepper from the Instituto Bazzar, it was a surprise to me, and I didn't even know these spices existed. So, the first thing you usually do is put the ingredient in your mouth and feel what it evokes.”"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The forest ingredients attract the attention of Vero's clientele, who know that there they will find unique ice creams made with the flavor of Brazil from sustainable ingredients."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"“It was interesting, as it always is, to put it in the display case and see people's reactions: 'Pacová?' Then I would explain that it was like a Brazilian cardamom, but with some different characteristics. We would put the ice cream, which was always organic banana flavored, in a small container with the seeds, and offer it to the customer to try.”"}}],"version":"2.18.0"}