Rib Barbecue - on the ground fire - Sítio Rio Pequeno, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná

Now, I was looking at my old old pictures and I found this marvelous shot of a barbecue fire.

This is from Sítio Rio Pequeno. I was there back in 2011! I am pretty sure it still has the same quality as it had 2 years ago.

If you have never eaten ribs like this. This is the way countryside Argentinian, Uruguayan and of course, Brazilians make their barbecue. In Portuguese this is called Costela no Chão. It has other names as well, Costelão Gaúcho is another name you may hear.

Besides the barbecue, there are some dishes, in a all-you-can-eat buffet fashion. Bear in mind the restaurant is more like a small farm-like "away-from-the-city" state than a restaurant by itself. Food is rustic. It is cooked with farm-like seasoning. You will not find it sophisticated. But oh boy, it will be good. This is the Full Belly blog. Fancy food is fancy. But to get your belly full... that takes some serious atitude.