Gourmet products local specialties and wines Minas Gerais

Mineira's rich gastronomy offers a whole range of sweet products. For several generations, the Chico Doceiro store has offered a range of sweets and chocolates that are much appreciated by locals and thousands of visitors to the small town. Whether it's a hot chocolate to warm up the cool nights of the Mineiro winter, or chocolates and sweets to savour the sweetness of the place, visitors will be spoilt for choice. The Doce de leite with lemon is just one of a whole range of flavors. A must-try.

It is impossible to pass through Belo Horizonte without visiting the central market. You can find everything there. It sometimes looks like a Moroccan souk, which we love. Its 400 shops offer fruits and vegetables, flowers, medicinal herbs, objects of piety and handicrafts. The popular stalls here are a tradition in BH. People talk with beer and picada in hand. There is even a cooking school where you can take free courses in mineira cooking. One of the 10 most beautiful markets in the world according to the "TAM Nuvens" guide.

Every Sunday, the "art and gastronomy" market unfolds on the cobblestones of São José Street, with street artists, jazz processions, art and craft stands and restaurants that set up tables on the pavement for the occasion.This historic shopping street is restored to its former glory and is closed to cars so that pedestrians can enjoy this true cultural corridor. Artists and craftsmen display their wares and bars and restaurants set up tables on the sidewalks.

This "cachaceria" (cachaça shop, the local alcohol) lives up to its name "miracle of Minas". This beautiful shop offers an endless range of cachaças, liqueurs, local chocolates, soapstone items, condiments. It is not a tourist trap, but a concentrate of quality products "made in Minas" that presents itself, like a miraculous catch. A place not to be missed for shopping before leaving the beautiful Ouro Preto.

In this welcoming pastry, you will get the traditional Rocambole Rocambole, a kind of jam bag. You can choose between more than twenty different shades of this traditional pastry.

For those who love cup cakes, then this shop could be heaven. This little pastry shop offers great savory and sweet pies, chocolate cakes and excellent coffees. Enough to satiate oneself with happiness in the rich hours of Mariana. It is ideally located a few meters from the meeting point of Mariana, the Gomes Freire square, with its garden-like trees that offer shade to all those in search of rest or meditation. A little English touch, for sure.

You can't come to Tiradentes without tasting the local pastries: rocamboles. This tradition dates back over 100 years. The "O Rocambole & Cia" store is inseparable from this traditional sweet product. Here, you'll find twenty different flavors (dulce de leche, chocolate, guava). Rocambole & Cia promises traditional Minas Gerais products, doce de leite, guava, Minas Gerais cheeses, delicious cornbread, cubu and the famous pastel de angu. Local cheeses are also available. A place to discover.

It's often said that Minas Gerais is another "cheese country". Of course, these dairy products are not as varied as their counterparts in old Europe, but they're well worth knowing. The Ouro Canasa Q'jeiria store is entirely dedicated to cheese in all its forms. It offers a wide variety of artisanal products from Mineiras and Brazilian farms. You'll also find fine hams and mouth-watering chutneys. Last but not least, the staff are particularly knowledgeable and generous with their explanations.