Brazil
53 dishes.
Açaí na tigelaFrozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and banana
AcarajéBahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp
Baião de doisNortheastern rice-and-beans with cured beef and queijo coalho
BatidaCachaça shaken with fruit juice, sugar and often condensed milk
Bobó de camarãoShrimp in silky cassava-coconut cream enriched with dendê
Bolo de roloPaper-thin sponge rolled around guava paste into a tight spiral
BrigadeiroChocolate condensed-milk truffles rolled in sprinkles, birthday essential
Buchada de bodeGoat offal chopped, seasoned and cooked inside the cleaned stomach
CachaçaSugarcane spirit distilled from fresh juice, drunk neat or in caipirinhas
CaipirinhaCachaça muddled with lime and sugar over ice
CaipiroskaVodka, lime and sugar muddled over ice, a vodka caipirinha
CajuínaClarified cashew-apple juice, amber and still, served chilled
Caldo de canaSugarcane juice pressed to order, served ice cold with lime
CanjicaWhite corn simmered with coconut milk and cinnamon; June festivalscharcuterie & curedCarne de solSalt-cured sun-dried beef griddled, with cassava and buttercheese & dairyCatupirySoft spreadable cream cheese used in coxinhas, pizza and chicken pieswine & spiritCaxiriFermented cassava beer of Amazonian villages, drunk at festivals
ChimarrãoHot erva-mate sipped from a shared gourd, southern tradition
ChurrascoSkewer-grilled meats, salty picanha carved tableside, gaucho style
CoxinhaTeardrop-shaped fried croquettes of creamy shredded chicken
CurauPudding of grated green maize and milk, dusted with cinnamon
Cuscuz nordestinoSteamed corn couscous with butter, eggs or cheese, northeastern mornings
EspetinhoSmall meat or cheese skewers grilled to order at pavement barbecues
FarofaToasted cassava flour with butter and bacon, sprinkled over everything
Feijão tropeiroMinas beans tossed with cassava flour, sausage, eggs and kale
FeijoadaBlack bean and pork stew with rice, orange, greens, farofa; Saturday ritual
GuaranáSweet soda made from Amazonian guarana seed, Brazil's other national drink
Leite de onçaCachaça blended with condensed milk, milk and cocoa, served coldcharcuterie & curedLinguiçaCoarse pork sausage, fresh or smoked, grilled at every churrasco
Mate geladoIced roasted yerba mate tea, sold on beaches from metal canisters
MoquecaFish simmered with coconut milk, dendê oil and peppers in clay pot
PaçocaCrumbly bar of ground peanuts and sugar, eaten at the June festivals
PamonhaFresh corn paste steamed in husks, sweet or savory
Pão de queijoChewy cassava-and-cheese puffs from Minas, breakfast standard
PastelCrackly fried pastry envelopes of cheese or beef, with sugarcane juice
Pato no tucupiDuck simmered in tucupi broth with mouth-numbing jambu leaves-
Açaí na tigela
Frozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and banana. 10 min to prepare. 2 bowls. A snack recipe from Brazil.
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Acarajé
Bahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12…
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Baião de dois
Northeastern rice-and-beans with cured beef and queijo coalho. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 6…
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Batida
Cachaça shaken with fruit juice, sugar and often condensed milk. 5 min to prepare. 2 drinks. A cocktail recipe from…
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Bobó de camarão
Shrimp in silky cassava-coconut cream enriched with dendê. Ready in 30 min prep and 50 min cooking. 6 servings. A…
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Bolo de rolo
Paper-thin sponge rolled around guava paste into a tight spiral. Ready in 40 min prep and 40 min cooking. 1…