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According to popular belief, Brazilian cuisine is exceptionally appetizing meat baked on a spit. Although in fact Brazilians cook a lot of delicious and varied dishes. National Brazilian cuisine will satisfy even the most demanding gourmets: in addition to a variety of meat dishes, it offers a luxurious abundance of desserts, a seafood menu, a lot of exotic vegetables and fruits from the Amazonian forests.

In our issue - a dozen mouth-watering national dishes of Brazilian cuisine.

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1. Brazilian cheese buns: freshly baked cheese buns, which Brazilians themselves most often eat for breakfast.

2. Mokeka: Bahian fish (from the state of Bahia) stewed in coconut milk along with other small boneless fish and shrimp, with the addition of onion, garlic and coriander.

3. Feijoada: Brazil's national dish of black beans, smoked pork and other meats. Bacon, ribs, sausage and beef are also used. Feijoada is sometimes cooked with curly or white cabbage, potatoes, carrots and pumpkin.

4. Pastel de Nata: Portuguese egg tart topped with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

5. Caipirinha: Brazil's national cocktail is made using cachaça (a strong alcoholic beverage obtained by distilling pure sugarcane extract), sugar and lime. Various caipirinha recipes also include fresh fruits such as pineapple, passion fruit, etc.

6. Shurasko: Grilled various types of meat. To prepare this Brazilian barbecue, beef, pork, and young lamb, as well as chicken and turkey, are used.

7. Bolinos de Bacalhau: round-shaped fried pieces of salted cod are usually served with lime. They say it's a great snack on the beach.

8. Shrimp Bobo: shrimp fried in oil, served in cassava (cassava) puree, with coconut milk and spices.

9. Pitaya- one of the most amazing exotic fruits of the Amazon. Sold in Brazil everywhere whole and cut into pieces.

10. brigadeiros: truffles made from condensed milk, cocoa and butter, covered with a layer of chocolate. Brigadeiros is a crunchy chocolate ball with a filling similar to Nutella chocolate paste.

Brazil really has it all. Big cities like Rio are famous for their unique culture, originality and nightlife. And thousands of kilometers of coastline, superb countryside scenery and hearty cuisine will delight you! We have selected 10 main dishes to try in Brazil.

Don't leave Brazil without tasting...

Barbecued meat

Both , and consider themselves the masters of barbecue in South America. Although everyone has their own approach to cooking - from slicing to garnish, there is still something in common. Large cuts of meat are best cooked at a low temperature.

In Brazil, the finest beef fillets (the popular Brazilian Picanha or Rump Cap steak) are symbolically sprinkled with coarse salt before the meat is cooked to perfection over smoldering coals (or wood can be used if you're cooking the old fashioned way, like this adopted in the south).

In a homemade BBQ, sausages, quark cheese (queijo coalho is fried cheese on sticks) and chicken hearts are grilled while steaks (churrascarias are a Steakhouse-style barbecue in London) and all types of meat on skewers: from pork, up to lamb and wild boar, the waiters will cut and serve before your eyes.

Moqueca (pronounced muu-kek-a) / Moqueca

Moqueca is more than just fish stew. It is solemnly served to the table in an open clay pot so that you can feel its exquisite aroma.

Bahia (inhabitants of the state of Bahia in the northeast) and the inhabitants of Espirito Santo claim the original origin of this dish and present their equally tasty versions.

In its simplest form, fish and/or seafood is stewed in a sauce of diced tomatoes, onions and coriander. The people of Espírito Santo add the natural food coloring annatto (fondant tree seeds), while the Bahian cuisine offers a more sophisticated version with dende (palm oil), pepper and coconut milk.

They add some rice, farofa (a fried cassava flour dish that absorbs the juice) and pirao (spicy fish porridge with cassava - tastes much better!).

Cachaca

Cachaça has been made from fermented sugarcane juice since the 1500s. This "fire water" is also added to Caipirinha, the Brazilian national cocktail. Usually colorless unaged cane juice is added to these cocktails. Although there are about a thousand high-quality golden varieties of cachas, aged in wooden barrels, which are sipped by fans of this drink.

Guarana (sweet carbonated energy drink), Agua de Coco (coconut water, best drunk straight from the coconut) and Caldo de Cana (freshly squeezed sugar cane juice) will help you get rid of a hangover in the morning.

Brigadeiros (Brigadeiros)

Brazilian sweets are not inferior to chocolate truffles. They are so easy to prepare, and the children themselves will be happy to keep you company. To make sweet balls, boiling condensed milk is mixed with cocoa powder, and then beaten in butter and rolled into chocolate balls. The instant sugar ensures that gourmets themselves will not get tired of this dish. However, from the Brazilians you will not hear a word against.

Choux buns with cheese (Pao de queijo)

In Brazil, cheese and bread, two favorites around the world, have been combined into an excellent Pao de queijo (cheese buns). Such a snack - you will lick your fingers! You can have breakfast or a snack at any time of the day. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and gluten-free, the buns are made with tapioca flour, eggs, and grated Minas cheese (a cow's milk cheese in the state of Minas Geras), then rolled into small balls.

These balls come in a wide variety of sizes, from small pau di cajou to cake-sized buns, and are filled with anything from cheese or cream cheese and a variety of meat fillings.

Acaraje (pronounced A-ka-ra-zhe) / Acaraje

This is one of the most high-calorie street snacks that I was lucky enough to try. Acaraje are deep fried patties made from crushed cowpeas, palm oil and grated onions, fried in oil, then cut open and stuffed with dried shrimp and Vatapa is a delicious spicy mashed potato made from dried shrimp, cashew nuts and other ingredients.

Acarage was invented in the state of Bahia, in the northeast of Brazil, because the flavors of African cuisine are clearly discerned. This is an excellent dish served piping hot in a bowl of butter with a little chili sauce.

Quindim

Another delicacy from Bahia is a brilliant yellowish and sweet kuindim. It is made simply from eggs, sugar and coconut (often butter is added). In the resulting baked cake, a thick golden crust with coconut flakes is obtained, the top is smeared with cream, which then pleasantly sticks in the mouth.

Kuindim is a cross-cultural creation, the word is said to be derived from "kintiti" which means "delicacy" in the Kikongo language (spoken in the Congo and Angola). The Portuguese love for egg yolks in sweets and baked goods inspired them to create the kuindima recipe.

Acai (pronounced A-sa-i) / Acai

Of the thousands of fruits in the Amazon, Acai is the most famous berry for its health benefits. Traditionally, local tribes used it as food to stock up on energy. Also, a dark blue berry is often used in Brazilian cuisine to prepare sauce for fish.

In the 80s, a well-thought-out marketing campaign brought it to the attention of everyone, claiming that the berry is a great energy snack for glamorous surfers. Served as a sweet frozen dessert, sometimes garnished with slices of muesli and banana, or in concentrated juices.

You will find this delicacy in every cafe, bakery, juice bar and supermarket across the country. You can even buy vodka or beer with acai.

Feijoada

One of the few dishes eaten throughout Brazil. Feijoada is a hearty stew of black beans, sausages and pork pieces of various quality, traditionally made from pork feet and meat trimmings. This dish is made with love, the old fashioned way - almost a day, soaking the beans and preserving the meat.

Most Brazilians only go to restaurants for feijoada, and only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Rice, cabbage, orange slices, farofa (cassava flour toast), and popcorn are served with the cachaça drink to improve digestion.

Fried bar snacks

Brazil's favorite beer is served so cold that pieces of ice stick to the bottle. Beer is accompanied by a wide range of fried foods, whether pasties are creamy pastries stuffed with cheese or ground beef or palm kernels; crunchy cassava bars, bolinhos (“little balls”) cookies, often made from salted cod.

You might like the coxinha (very fluffy) pies with shredded chicken and mashed potatoes, flat in shape and topped with golden croutons.

Why did Brazil fascinate you so much, amazing nature or unusual cuisine? Brazilian Cuisine- an explosive mixture of African, Portuguese, Indian and even French traditions. Each nation that lived in Brazil brought something of its own to the dishes, and as a result, dishes appeared that leave no one indifferent.

Brazilian cuisine - unique and exquisite dishes for every taste

It is impossible to single out one national dish in Brazilian cuisine, as different regions of the country have their own taste preferences. But, nevertheless, the basis of most dishes is beans, which in Brazil are called the second bread. There are also two ingredients that are also held in high esteem by the Brazilians - rice and cassava (cassava). If you turn to history, then the Maya Indians grew and used cassava for food. After so many years, this tradition is still alive. In no case should cassava be eaten raw, it must be dried, washed in plenty of water, and it is better to boil it.

You should also keep this in mind when you come to Brazil. If the plant is unfamiliar to you, before trying it, ask the locals or the guide if you can eat it or not. Trouble in the form of poisoning you do not need. After the cassava has been processed, dozens of different dishes are prepared from it. You can just fry it, and this dish will taste like fried potatoes. You can grind flour and bake pies or add to porridge.

Feijoada is the most popular dish in Brazil. This dish is rich and nutritious. It is made from beans (mainly black beans), then pork, smoked sausages, dried meat, garlic dressing, pepper and other seasonings are added. This dish is not served on its own, you will be offered to taste it with rice, or cabbage, or orange slices. Be sure to try.

The traditional cuisine of Brazil impresses with its variety and love for meat dishes.

In the cafe you can try a very tasty Sarapeteu dish. Pork liver marinated and fried with tomatoes, lots of onions and peppers.

Duck is also held in high esteem by Brazilians, but if you are used to eating baked duck, for example with apples, then Brazilians boil it in a thick and aromatic sauce. The meat then becomes very tender. This dish is called Pato no tukupi.

If you miss shish kebab, it doesn't matter, in Brazil there is also shish kebab, with an interesting name Churasco. In the restaurant, you will not only be served barbecue, they will bring you different types of meat and, instead of the usual onions, fried fruits. But that's not all, the dishes will be brought to you without interruption, one after another, if you see that there is enough food, just say stop.

Another national dish in brazil is Shurasko. Most often it is prepared in Rio Grande do Sul. Meat for the dish is used only beef. It is strung on skewers and roasted in the open air. Brazilians like to eat almost all dishes with sauces, and Shurasko is no exception. Sauce for meat is prepared from peppers, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and vinegar. Be sure to salt well. Sometimes even a whole bull can be cooked this way.

If you want to try exotic dishes, you can order roast with crocodile meat, or oxtail, or stewed turtle meat.

National cuisine of Brazil it is also rich in fish dishes and seafood dishes. Fortunately, this was facilitated by a large number of rivers in the country.

If you travel through the Amazon, you can try a piranha dish.

Also, in most regions of Brazil, Vatapi is served. This is a dish made from shellfish and ground fish. Then this mixture is fried and poured with coconut juice, bread and spices are also served with the dish. Brazilians are very fond of shrimp. They are also added to various dishes, such as Takaku soup. This is a very thick soup, somewhat reminiscent of mashed potatoes, made from cassava and shrimp. For taste, it is flavored with spices and garlic. In addition to soups, shrimp are also served on their own along with a variety of sauces, most often spicy, which is prepared with pepper and seasonings.

Fried fish is so boring. The Brazilians are very resourceful here too, any dish in their performance becomes a work of art. For example, frigadeira. Shellfish and fish are fried, and then baked in dough in clay pots.

Be prepared also for the fact that you will be served any dish with fruits and vegetables. Even meat dishes can bring bananas with tomatoes.

Another feature of Brazilian cuisine is that almost all the food there is very spicy and salty. And this is no accident. The hot climate is very difficult to bear, and salt helps residents and visitors to cope with it. And pepper kills microbes, which also actively multiply in a humid and warm environment.

National Cuisine of Brazil not without drinks. One of the main ones is, of course, coffee, which Brazilians consume in large quantities, up to thirty cups a day. And the preparation of this aromatic drink turns into a whole ritual. Brazilians always use clean dishes, purified water, and be sure to adhere to the measures. Also, they never allow the coffee to boil, the process is very carefully monitored.

In addition to coffee, Brazilians also drink mate. This drink also contains caffeine, therefore, it has a tonic and even healing effect. Mate contains trace elements, vitamins and minerals. It is also used against insomnia, nervousness and imbalance. Maybe that's why the locals are so open, friendly and cheerful.

In the heat, on the table of Brazilians there is always a drink made from guarana fruits. It is very refreshing and also very tasty. If you are in Brazil, be sure to try it.

Brazilian alcoholic drinks

Of the alcoholic beverages, Brazilians prefer beer. At the celebrations they drink cachaça, this is vodka made from sugar cane. But most often they do not drink cachaca on their own, but prepare various cocktails on its basis, for example, caipiranha. Sugar with lemon juice is also added to the drink, and ice is also added for freshness.

In addition to the main dishes, brazilian cuisine It is also famous for snacks that have been prepared for more than a dozen years. And as always, vegetables are used for cooking. For example, Brazilians like stuffed olives. Try it too. It's just a meal. Meatballs with cod or cheese also look very appetizing. This is a fried dish.

And Brazilians also love pies, which are prepared with various fillings. For example, try patties with meat or shrimp, olives or other palm fruits. For tourists, it is also an exotic dish.

As for desserts, there are also a lot of them. Brazilians have a sweet tooth and love to eat delicious food.

The most popular and favorite dessert is brigadeiro. This dessert is somewhat reminiscent of our stuffed chocolates. It is prepared from just three ingredients - condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter. This mixture is boiled for 10 minutes, cooled and candies are further formed, but that's not all. For a richer taste, they are rolled in coconut flakes or nuts. And in an hour you can feast on brigadeiro.

Another most delicate Brazilian dessert is kuindim. It is delicious both warm and chilled. The basis of the dish is coconut, eggs, sugar and butter are also added. All this is ground with a blender and baked in molds. Simple, fast and very tasty.

Probably due to the fact that the main dishes are always complex and take more time to cook, almost all desserts are prepared quickly. For example, like another Brazilian candy cauzinho. And although the name of the dessert is translated as cashew nut, it is prepared from peanuts, condensed milk, cocoa powder and sugar. Unless, after cooking, sweets can decorate cashews on top. There are also other sweets that perfectly replace store-bought ones.

In major Brazilian cities, for example, in Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo, European dishes are more common, but this does not mean that their cuisine has been forgotten there.

Brazilians have long loved plentiful and delicious food. And on holidays the tables are bursting in the truest sense of the word. Meat dishes, soups, stewed beans and rice, an abundance of vegetables and fruits. Be sure to come to Brazil, feel like a gourmet. Have a good rest and appetite.

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Traditional Brazilian cuisine was formed on the basis of the culinary traditions of the Portuguese, Africans and aborigines - South American Indians. Depending on the region of the country, the gastronomic preferences of residents differ, but a number of the most common dishes can be distinguished.

Products most used in Brazilian cuisine:meat(pork, beef, chicken, chicken, duck) cereals(rice, corn) legumes(beans, beans) vegetables(cabbage, tomatoes, pumpkin), fruits(oranges, guava, banana, pineapple, mango, papaya), seafood(fish, shrimp, shellfish, crabs).

Brazilians often add to food seasonings and spices. Of these, onion, chili, coriander, pepper and others are popular. Also in the local cuisine it is customary to use sauces.

National dishes of Brazil:

Separately from all in traditional Brazilian cuisine, a dish called "feijoada". It is the most common, prepared from different types of meat, beans, cassava flour, dressed with pepper sauce, can be served with cabbage, orange, etc. The history of this dish goes back about three hundred years. Each region has its own peculiarities in its preparation.

• From snacks Brazilians prefer stuffed olives, boiled corn, fried meatballs with cheese or cod, canapes, vegetable salads, pies with cheese, meat, olives, shrimp, palm fruits.
• From meat dishes chicken legs are popular in the country, "lombo de porco"- fried pork "shurasko"- pieces of beef fried on a metal rod, served with tomato sauce, "pato no tukupi"- duck meat in a special cassava sauce, "carne de sol"- salted dried meat, "sarapaten"- pork liver or heart, which are boiled with onions, peppers and tomatoes, as well as sausages and sausages. exotic dishes stewed turtle and "jacare"- an alligator dish.
• Seafood famous dish "itapoa"- crab and crayfish meat pudding, "takaka but tukupi"- a dish of cassava flour, pasta, sauce, dried shrimp with the addition of a jumbo plant, frigideira- fried fish and shellfish in a dough, cooked in a clay pot, "vatapa"- pieces of fish with shellfish, boiled in dende oil, served with rice, "mokueka"- seafood broth "takaka"- dry shrimp, tapioca and garlic soup of a thick consistency, lobster in coconut milk, fish cooked with coconut and coconut milk, shrimp stew with various spices, "karuru"- salted shrimp with onions, hot peppers, caviar and kiabou grass.
• From soups stand out bean, seafood broth, chicken and rice broth.
• From desserts Brazilians love sweets: "brigadeiro", "cuindim" - with coconut, "eye of the mother-in-law", "casuzinho" - with cashew nuts, "suspiro" - from egg white, "bombom de noses" - with walnuts, "camafeu" , "bem-casados" and others.

Among soft drinks in Brazil the most popular is coffee. It is drunk in small cups "demitasses" many times a day. As a rule, it is sweet coffee "coffecino" (expresso). There are dozens of varieties of coffee. In addition, the country prepares a variety of fruit juices and cocktails.

Among alcoholic beverages stands out "caipirinha"- cane sugar vodka with lemon and sugar, served with feijoad. In addition, rum, beer, quishasa vodka, wine (Castel-Chatelet, Shandon) are popular in the country.

The traditional cuisine of Brazil is closely related to the fruit variety of this country. Many of Brazil's dishes are closely linked to its colonial past. There is not much left of the traditions of the Indian indigenous people, however, their dishes are also quite famous. Throughout the country you will find a thick mixture of Indian, Portuguese, African and even French traditions. We have compiled for you a small list of Brazilian national dishes that make sense to try.

Pato no Tukupi- a dish typical of the Amazon region. It consists of pieces of duck cooked in a thick sauce with the addition of herbs. This is a very spicy dish, so if you have digestive problems, you should not try it.

A dish famous in the Rio Grande do Sul region. These are pieces of beef strung on a metal rod. They are roasted on coals outdoors. Eaten with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, peppers, vinegar, olive oil and salt. Shepherds in the interior of the country cook a whole bull in this way.

A popular Brazilian dish in Rio de Janeiro. It is prepared from black beans, dried meat, smoked sausage, pork, garlic, pepper and bay leaf. This dish is served in a deep bowl with cassava flour or white rice.

rice with beans- an extremely simple and satisfying dish. In restaurants, it is used as a side dish, especially popular with various spicy sauces.

Roasted cassava flour. A dish for the poor once, today farofa is not considered as such. This hearty dish can be found in many places where it is served as an additional or even main dish.

Takako- thick yellow soup with dry shrimp and garlic. This spicy first course is popular along the coast, but has not spread much inland. Another spicy recipe that is not for everyone.

A dish of shellfish, which are cut or ground with pieces of fish, boiled in dende oil with the addition of coconut juice and slices of bread.

Sarapeteu- pork liver or heart with fresh animal blood, to which tomatoes, peppers and onions are added.

Karuru- salted shrimp with a spicy sauce made from red pepper and the Brazilian quiabou plant. This dish is most popular on the coast, like other products of marine origin.

Jacaret- alligator meat, popular in the north of the country. This exotic is fried or stewed, and many who have tried it find jacare to be a mild and flavorful dish.

A fruit that tastes like a mixture taste several fruits and berries: pineapple, strawberry, papaya, banana, mango and cream. It is a subtropical or mild temperate plant and is quite popular in Brazil. Cherimoya ice cream can be found in many restaurants.

Jaboticaba- an evergreen tree whose fruits grow directly on the trunk. Juices, marmalade, jelly and even wine are made from them.

Brazilian drinks are varied.

Mate tea. It is drunk everywhere here, and it is more than popular, as, in general, throughout South America.

An alcoholic beverage like vodka made from processed sugar cane alcohol.

Caipirinha- Cachaça cocktail with lemon juice, sugar and ice. They serve just everywhere, and are considered almost the national symbol of the country.

A soft drink made from guarana fruit, most often non-alcoholic, or included in alcoholic cocktails.

Coffee There are many varieties of Brazilian coffee. No wonder this country is considered one of the best suppliers of a noble drink.