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

  • Brigadeiro

    Chocolate condensed-milk truffles rolled in sprinkles, birthday essential. Ready in 15 min prep and 12 min cooking. 25 truffles. A…

  • Buchada de bode

    Goat offal chopped, seasoned and cooked inside the cleaned stomach. Ready in 3 hours prep and 3 hours cooking. Serves…

  • Caldo de cana

    Sugarcane juice pressed to order, served ice cold with lime. 15 min to prepare. 4 glasses. A drink recipe from…

  • Cajuína

    Clarified cashew-apple juice, amber and still, served chilled. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr 30 min cooking. 3…

  • Caipiroska

    Vodka, lime and sugar muddled over ice, a vodka caipirinha. 5 min to prepare. 1 drink. A cocktail recipe from…

  • Canjica

    White corn simmered with coconut milk and cinnamon; June festivals. Ready in 10 min prep and 2 hr 20 min…

  • Carne de sol

    Salt-cured sun-dried beef griddled, with cassava and butter. A charcuterie & cured recipe from Brazil.

  • Catupiry

    Soft spreadable cream cheese used in coxinhas, pizza and chicken pies. A cheese & dairy recipe from Brazil.

  • Caxiri

    Fermented cassava beer of Amazonian villages, drunk at festivals. A wine & spirit recipe from Brazil.

  • Chimarrão

    Hot erva-mate sipped from a shared gourd, southern tradition. 10 min to prepare. 1 gourd, many rounds. A drink recipe…