Brazilian Food

Coxinha

A delicious Brazilian side dish

These are deep fried dough filled with chicken. They can vary in size and even be bite-sized.

Pizza

Brazilian pizza is thin and more meaty than ours

Brazilian pizza is paper thin and has less cheese. The tomato sauce is freshly made from ripe tomatoes. Chicken, pork, and beef sauce are the most popular toppings, so the pizza is in general, pretty meaty.

Churrasco(Barbecue)- When barbecuing beef, lamb, veal, ribs, ect. in the South of Brazil, it is common to cook the meat a good distance away from the fire. This makes it take longer to cook, but pieces are cut from the outside and eaten as they get cooked. This makes the barbecue into more of a long event than a meal.

Brazilian barbecue food is eaten as an event.

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Bobo de Camarao- Fresh shrimp in a puree of dried shrimp, manioc meal, coconut milk and nuts, flavored with a palm oil called dende. Can be spicy.

Cavaquinha- Small lobsters native to brazil that are sweet and delicate. They have the most delicious tails in the world.

Casquinha de Siri-

crab shells stuffed with a mixture of minced crabmeat, cilantro and hot peppers, topped with grated cheese

Beer- There are no licensing hours or restrictions on drinking in Brazil. Chopp (Draught Beer) is very good. Cachaça is a type of rum made by locals. Southern Brazil is known for high quality wine.

Picanha- Was once a slave dish. A popular cut of steak sometimes served with fried sweet potatoes.

Peixe na Telha- Grilled Fish.

Doce de Leite- A Flavored Cake Mix. A rich, soft caramel mixture made from thickened milk and sugar. It is sometimes put in small pastry shells.

Frango Ensopado-

Chicken cuts sautéed with annato(A small, spicy seed) in a sauce.

Rabada-

Boiled Oxtail. It may be breaded. It looks exotic, but it tastes great.

Bolinhos de Queijo-

Fried appetizers that are served as before dinner rituals. Balls of cheese (fish or vegetables) served with special sauces.

Farofa-

Toasted manioc meal (yucca shrub) Farofa can also be customized with olives, prunes, bacon, sausage, cashew nuts, banana, etc.

Pato no tucupi-

Baked duck in cassava sauce. Most popular in the Amazon provinces of Brazil

Polenta-

Polenta is similar to corn grits, but is made with ordinary cornmeal while grits are made from corn that has been processed into hominy. There are many different types of polenta, such as basic or soft polenta. There are also other versions of this in countries such as Italy.

Papaya- A fruit that grows in the tropical region of South America. Often eaten in Brazil for breakfast. Papaya has an enzyme that soothes the stomach and calms indigestion Pitanga, cupuacu, tapereba are only some of many Brazilian fruits not found on U.S. menus.

Acarajé- An acarajé is deep-fried "bread" made from mashed beans from which the skins have been removed. The mash is deep fried in oil from a nut found on the dendé tree. Usually eaten accompanied by shrimp, hot pepper sauce, and salad, which is usually just diced tomatoes.

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