Cuisine

Brazilian

Culinária brasileira

African, Indigenous and Portuguese regional kitchens on a huge map.

Manioc, dendê, coconut, Portuguese stew, and African technique — especially in the northeast.

Rice and beans as a daily structure, grilling in the south, coconut and palm oil in the northeast.

Countries and regions

Brazil

Dishes

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Farofa

farofa

Toasted manioc flour — the dry, sandy side that makes a Brazilian plate make sense.

22 minEasyNo chilli

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Arroz e feijão

arroz e feijão

Rice and beans — the Brazilian everyday plate, not a side you skip.

9 hr 45 minEasyNo chilli

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Coxinha

coxinha

Teardrop croquettes of shredded chicken in a dough, breaded and fried — a bar snack that is a project.

2 hr 20 minA bit of workNo chilli

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Vatapá

vatapá

A Bahian puree of bread, coconut, peanuts and dendê — thick, yellow-orange, and unfinished without the palm oil.

45 minMedium🌶️

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Picanha

picanha

A fat-capped rump cut, coarse salt, fire — Brazilian steak that does not want a marinade.

30 minEasyNo chilli

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Feijão tropeiro

feijão tropeiro

Minas beans with manioc, pork and egg — a dry plate, not a soup, from the muleteer road.

35 minEasyNo chilli

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Couve à mineira

couve à mineira

Ribboned collards, garlic, a hot pan — the green that sits next to feijoada and tropeiro.

20 minVery easyNo chilli

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Brazilian carrot cake

 

Brazilian carrot cake from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 5 minMediumNo chilli

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Grilled corn with garlic mayo & grated cheese

 

Grilled corn with garlic mayo & grated cheese from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

20 minEasyNo chilli

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Coconut quindim

 

Coconut quindim from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

4 hr 50 minEasyNo chilli

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Brazilian chocolate truffles - brigadeiro

 

Brazilian chocolate truffles - brigadeiro from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

2 hr 25 minMediumNo chilli

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Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling

 

Acaraje black-eyed pea fritters with shrimp filling from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

23 minA bit of work🌶️

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Smoky tomato pepper salsa

 

Smoky tomato pepper salsa from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

10 minMediumNo chilli

Source photograph of Brazilian cheese bread (pão de queijo)

Brazilian cheese bread (pão de queijo)

pão de queijo

Brazilian cheese bread (pão de queijo) from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

45 minMediumNo chilli

Source photograph of Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew

Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew

 

Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

1 hr 28 minA bit of work🌶️

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Black bean & meat stew - feijoada

 

Black bean & meat stew - feijoada from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.

10 hr 48 minMedium🌶️

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Creamy Aji green sauce

 

Creamy Aji green sauce from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

10 minMedium🌶️

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Simple heart of palm & tomato salad

 

Simple heart of palm & tomato salad from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.

10 minEasyNo chilli

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