Ibiti’s Minas Gerais cuisine: Dishes from the land and full of stories
Ibiti invites you to try fresh, local ingredients Ibiti's Minas Gerais cuisine dates back to the Gold Cycle. Starting with the unparalleled taste of that homemade comfort food prepared by the locals in the Areião restaurant, with a deck overlooking the sea of hills and a recently renovated, elegant and cozy room with glass windows. There, high up in the air, Dona Maria runs the wood-burning stove, where the potted meat, the free-range chicken, the braised vegetables come from... And there's no shortage of sweets and delicacies from the mountains. Minas Gerais cuisine in Ibiti Minas Gerais takes on a more refined feel in the restaurant at Engenho Lodge, a large house reminiscent of old farms. The freshly baked cheese bread is the most popular breakfast delicacy, alongside the traditional cinnamon bread from Ibitipoca. In the evening, the menu is inspired by the cuisine of chefs such as Claude Troisgros and Pablo Oazen, produced by hands from Minas Gerais, which include affection and a little cheese wherever you can get it. PANCs (unconventional food plants) and the fruit of the juçara palm, typical of the region's forests, give personality to dishes at the vegetarian restaurant Yucca, which stands out in Ibiti Village for its beds of edible flowers at the entrance, the passion fruit covering on the outdoor tables and the vegetable garden of leaves and spices. It's about seeing and tasting real farm-to-table cuisine.
