Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Brazil

53 dishes.

Pé de molequeBrittle of peanuts set in melted rapadura or sugarPicanhaRump cap grilled with the fat cap on, sliced thick at churrascariasPirarucuGiant Amazon fish, salted and dried or grilled fresh with cassavafermented & pickledPubaCassava soaked for days until sour, then pressed into a doughcheese & dairyQueijo CanastraRaw-milk cow's cheese from Minas, tangy and firm, eaten with guava pastecheese & dairyQueijo CoalhoSqueaky rennet cheese grilled on a stick and sold on the beachQuentãoHot cachaça mulled with ginger, cloves, cinnamon and sugarQuindimGlossy baked custard of egg yolk, sugar and coconutRabo-de-galoCachaça stirred with vermouth and served in a small glassRapaduraHard block of unrefined cane sugar, chewed or shaved over dishesRomeu e JulietaSlab of guava paste eaten with a slice of fresh Minas cheeseSarapatelPork or goat offal and blood stewed with lime and chilliTacacáAmazonian tucupi broth with jambu leaves and dried shrimp; tongue-tinglingTapiocaCassava-starch crepe folded over coconut, cheese or condensed milkwine & spiritTiquiraCassava spirit distilled in Maranhão, sometimes tinted deep purpleTucupiYellow broth pressed from wild manioc and boiled for days to detoxifyVatapáCreamy paste of bread, shrimp, peanuts, coconut milk and dendê

  • Cachaça

    Sugarcane spirit distilled from fresh juice, drunk neat or in caipirinhas. Ready in 5 min to serve prep and Distillery…

  • Caipirinha

    Cachaça muddled with lime and sugar over ice. 4 min to prepare. 1 drink. A cocktail recipe from Brazil.

  • Feijoada

    Black bean and pork stew with rice, orange, greens, farofa; Saturday ritual. Ready in 45 min plus overnight soaking prep…

  • Quentão

    Hot cachaça mulled with ginger, cloves, cinnamon and sugar. Ready in 10 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Açaí na tigela

    Frozen açaí blended thick, topped with granola and banana. 10 min to prepare. 2 bowls. A snack recipe from Brazil.

  • Acarajé

    Bahian black-eyed-pea fritter fried in dendê, stuffed with vatapá, shrimp. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 12…

  • 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…

  • Batida

    Cachaça shaken with fruit juice, sugar and often condensed milk. 5 min to prepare. 2 drinks. A cocktail recipe from…

  • Bobó de camarão

    Shrimp in silky cassava-coconut cream enriched with dendê. Ready in 30 min prep and 50 min cooking. 6 servings. A…

  • Bolo de rolo

    Paper-thin sponge rolled around guava paste into a tight spiral. Ready in 40 min prep and 40 min cooking. 1…