a specialty to be typically accompanied by a pastel is caldo de cana, which can be normally found in corner juice bars and markets - the presence of caldo de cana at these bars is signaled by a machine with square glass containers stirring juices, and a stack of sugarcanes on top of it.

in the most traditional botecos, usually the less sophisticated ones, the sugarcanes are inserted in the machine and sqeezed at the time of order - it is common to see a combo special offering a cup of caldo and a pastel of choice.