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Celebrating Hanukkah in Brazil with @noavago

To add some modern Jewish cuisine with a hint of Brazilian tropics to your feed, follow @noavago on Instagram.

(This interview was conducted in Portuguese.)

Like a lot of 21 year olds, Noá Vago (@noavago) is still finding her identity. “I want to look back on my life in a few years and see that I’m doing something relevant for the world,” she says. When Noá isn’t studying psychology at university in São Paulo she is finding herself in the kitchen, turning to her pots and pans for therapy. Through cooking, Noá pays tribute to her Polish grandmother’s Jewish recipes, but also adds her own modern Brazilian flair to traditional dishes. “Both influences are very much a part of me, so I’m making Jewish dishes but adding some chocolate and Nutella,” she laughs, referring to her chocolate challah bread. For Hanukkah this year, Noá plans to put her special touch on traditional recipes, like potato latkes and doughnuts.

For Noá, cooking is a way to escape everyday pressures, which means not taking herself too seriously. “I think my food looks homemade and tastes like a 21-year-old taking culinary risks,” she says. “I’m just a girl trying to make my escape through the kitchen.”

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