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- Aberém
- AcarajéAcarajéAcarajé is a dish made from peeled black-eyed peas formed into a ball and then deep-fried in dendê . It is found in Nigerian and Brazilian cuisine...
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- Afurá
- AmericanoAmericano (cocktail)The Americano is a cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda. The cocktail was first served in creator Gaspare Campari's bar, Caffè Campari, in the 1860s. It was originally known as the "Milano-Torino" because of its ingredients: Campari, the bitter liqueur, is from Milan and...
- Arabu
- Arrumadinho
- Azul Marinho
- Baracoadas
- BauruBauru (sandwich)Bauru is a popular Brazilian sandwich. The traditional recipe calls for cheese melted in a bain-marie, slices of roast beef, tomato and pickled cucumber in a French bun with the crumb removed....
- Beiju
- Tapioca biscuit
- Bolacha sete-capas
- Bolinho
- Bolinho de bacalhauPastéis de BacalhauBolinhos de bacalhau or pastéis de bacalhau are a typical dish made up of potatoes, bacalhau , eggs, parsley, and some other minor ingredients...
- Bolinho de chuvaBolinho de chuvaBolinho de chuva is a specialty both in Portugal and Brazil. It is made from flour, eggs, milk and baking powder or baking soda...
- Bolinho caipira
- Cheese balls
- Student cake
- Manioc cake
- Bolinho de bacalhau
- BroaBroaBroa is a type of cornbread traditionally made in Portugal and Galicia . Unlike the cornbread typical of the southern United States, broa is made from a mixture of cornmeal and wheat or rye flour, and is leavened with yeast rather than baking powder or baking soda.This yeast bread has the...
- Brote
- Rooster head
- CabidelaCabidelaCabidela or arroz de cabidela is a Portuguese dish made with chicken or rabbit. After the chicken or rabbit is killed, they are hung up upside-down, so the blood may be captured as it drains out...
- Canudinho
- Cartola
- CatupiryCatupiryCatupiry is one of the most popular "requeijão" brands in Brazil. It was developed by the Italian immigrant Mario Silvestrini in the state of Minas Gerais in 1911. The name derives from the native Tupi word meaning "excellent"....
- Cocorote
- CoxinhaCoxinhaThe Coxinha is a popular Brazilian snack, also popular in Portugal. It is made from shredded chicken and spices , enclosed in wheat flour—variants made from potato or manioc are also common--batter, and deep fried...
- Espetinho
- Empada
- Encapotado
- Little rolls
- FarofaFarofaFarofa is a toasted manioc flour mixture, though variants are made with maize flour , and flavors can vary. It is eaten in South America and West Africa, especially in Brazil and Nigeria, where a variant is known as gari. It can be found commercially produced and packaged but is often prepared at...
- Farofa d'água
- Farofa de içá or farofa de tanajura
- Folhado
- Folhado de carne
- Folhado de frango
- Folhado de queijo
- Filós
- Joelho
- Mariola
- Deep-fried cassavaCassavaCassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
- Mandioca frita (Fried manioc)
- Mentira (dish)
- Mexido
- MistoHam and cheese sandwichThe ham and cheese sandwich is a common type of sandwich. It is made by putting cheese and sliced ham between two slices of bread. The bread is sometimes buttered and toasted. Vegetables like lettuce, tomato, onion or pickle slices can also be included...
quente or frio (ham and cheese sandwich, hot or cold) - PaçocaPaçocaPaçoca is the name of two different Brazilian dishes:In northeastern Brazil, especially in Fortaleza, Ceará, and in Rio Grande do Norte, it's a dish made of carne de sol , cassava flour and red onions, ground together in a mortar , for which reason it's also known as paçoca de pilão in the rest of...
- PamonhaPamonhaPamonha is a traditional Brazilian food. It is a paste made from fresh corn and milk, boiled wrapped in corn husks. Variations may include coconut milk. Pamonhas can be savoury or sweet, the latter being the norm in north-east Brazil...
- Pamonha de milho
- Pamonha de carimã
- Pão de frios
- Pão sapecado
- Cheese bunCheese bunCheese buns, or cheese breads are a variety of small, baked, cheese-flavored rolls, a popular typical snack and breakfast food in Brazil, and also in nearby regions of Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina...
- PastelPastel (food)Pastel is the name given to different typical dishes of many countries of Hispanic or Portuguese origin.-Pastel in Brazil:In Brazil, pastel is a typical fast food Brazilian dish, consisting of thin pastry envelope wrapping with assorted fillings that is deep fried in vegetable oil. The result is a...
- Pastel de angu
- Pastel de Frango
- Cheese bunCheese bunCheese buns, or cheese breads are a variety of small, baked, cheese-flavored rolls, a popular typical snack and breakfast food in Brazil, and also in nearby regions of Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina...
- Quebra-queixo
- QuibebeQuibebeQuibebe is a dish from Northeastern Brazil. It is a kind of winter squash soup....
- Rabanada
- RequeijãoRequeijãoRequeijão is a milk-derived product, produced in Portugal and Brazil. It is sometimes called Requesón .It is a loose, ricotta-like cheese used to make cheese spreads. A mild, unsalty ricotta can be substituted. This variety is most often sold in the markets wrapped in fresh corn husks...
- Risoles
- Queijo de coalhoQueijo coalhoQueijo coalho or Queijo de coalho is a firm but very lightweight cheese produced in Brazil, with an almost 'squeaky' texture when bitten into. It is a popular and cheap snack on the beach in Brazil, where walking vendors brown rectangular slabs of it in hand-held charcoal ovens, often with a...
- Queijo do Reino
- Queijo manteiga
- Queijo MinasMinas cheeseMinas cheese is a type of cheese that has been traditionally produced in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It comes in three varieties, named Frescal , Meia-cura and Curado...
(in four varieties: fresco or frescal, meia-cura, curado and padrão) - Sequilho
- Broinha
- Rosquinha
- SalgadoSalgadoSalgado is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 20,229 and its area is ....
- Salgado de frango
- Salgado de carne
- Salgado de jamon
- Salgado de queijo e pesunto
- SobáSobais the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is synonymous with a type of thin noodle made from buckwheat flour, and in Japan can refer to any thin noodle . Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce, or in hot broth as a noodle soup...
- Sorda
- TapiocaTapiocaTapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...
- TarecoTarecoThe tareco is a little tough biscuit, make of wheat flour, eggs and sugar; that, when put into the oven, get the disk shape.It makes part of the popular culture from the Northeast region of Brazil from far. It is said that the tareco was first made in the state of Pernambuco, and then introduced to...
- TereréTereréTereré is an infusion of yerba mate / erva-mate , similar to mate but prepared with cold water rather than with hot, and in a slightly larger vessel...
- Torresmo
Main courses
- Afogado
- Angu
- Banana angu
- Coconut riceCoconut riceCoconut rice is a dish prepared by cooking white rice in coconut milk or coconut flakes.As both the coconut and the rice-plant are indigenous in places all-around the world, coconut rice too is found in many cultures throughout the world .- Colombia, Venezuela, Panama and Puerto Rico:Off the...
- Rice and beansRice and beansRice and beans is a very popular dish in Latin America, the Caribbean, and in communities of Latino, Caribbean or Sephardic...
- Carreteiro rice
- Party rice
- Oven rice
- Arroz de hauçá
- Milk rice
- Coconut rice
- Baião de dois
- Barreado
- Buchada de bode
- CaldeiradaCaldeiradaCaldeirada is a typical Portuguese stew consisting of a large variety of fish, and sometimes shellfish, with potatoes, tomato and onion. It is made of a variety of fish differing in texture and taste...
- Caldeirada de Camarão
- Caldeirada de Peixe
- Shrimp pumpkin
- Caribéu
- Carne-de-solCarne-de-solCarne de sol , also called jabá is a dish from northeastern Brazil. It consists of heavily salted beef, which is exposed to the sun for one or two days to cure....
- Carneiro no buraco
- Caruru
- Chica doida
- ChurrascoChurrascoChurrasco is a Portuguese and Spanish term referring to beef or grilled meat more generally, differing across Latin America and Europe, but a prominent feature in the cuisines of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and other Latin American countries...
- Costela no bafo
- CuscuzCouscousCouscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:...
- Cuscuz Branco
- Cuxá
- Escondidinho
- Coconut fava
- Green beans
- Tropeiro beans
- FeijoadaFeijoadaFeijoada is a stew of beans with beef and pork, which is a typical from Brazilian Cuisine, is also typical in Angola, Mozambique, Goa, India and other former Portuguese colonies. In Brazil, feijoada is considered by many as the national dish...
- Frango de cabidela
- Frango com quiabo
- Fubá suado
- Galinha cheia
- GalinhadaGalinhadaGalinhada is a stew of rice with chicken, which is a typical Brazilian dish in the states of Minas Gerais and Goiás.The name comes from galinha, Portuguese for "chicken", and is pronounced .-External links:*...
- Gamba de couve
- Gembê
- Ipeté
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- Leitão maturado
- ManiçobaManiçobaManiçoba is a festive dish in Brazilian cuisine, especially from the Amazonian region. It is of indigenous origin, and is made with leaves of the Manioc plant that have been finely ground and boiled for a week...
- Maria-isabel
- MocotóMocotóMocotó is a Brazillian dish made from cow's feet,stewed with beans and vegetables. The name is derived from the Tupi "mbokotó"....
- Mojica (dish)
- MoquecaMoquecaMoqueca is a traditional Brazilian seafood stew. Brazilians have been making Moquecas for 300 years.It basically consists of fish, onions, garlic, tomatoes, cilantro, and additional ingredients...
(seafood stew, in two regional variants: Moqueca baiana and Moqueca capixaba) - Mujeca
- Muma de siri
- Panelada
- Pato no tucupiPato no tucupiPato no tucupi [in English Duck in Tucupi Stew] is a traditional Brazilian dish; it is mostly found in the area around the city of Belém in the state of Pará state....
- Paxicá
- Peixada catarinense
- Peixe na telha
- Picado
- Picadinho
- Pirao
- Rice Pirao
- Meat Pirao
- Milk Pirao
- Fish Pirao
- PiracuíPiracuíPiracuí is traditionally known in the Amazon region as farinha de peixe and is traditionally made from a dried, ground fish known as bodó....
- Pirarucu de casaca
- Porco no rolete
- Pururuca
- Leitão à pururuca
- Quarenta
- Quinhapira
- Quirera com suã
- Rabada
- Rubacão
- Sarapatel
- Sarrabulho
- Cashew soup
- Sopa de mondongoSopa de MondongoSopa de mondongo is a soup made from slow-cooked diced tripe and, vegetables such as bell peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic or root vegetables originating from Latin America and the Caribbean.-Variations:Many variations of sopa de mondongo exist in Latin America...
- Piranha soup
- Sururu
- TacacáTacacáTacacá is a soup common to North Brazil, particularly the states of Acre, Amazonas and Pará, and is well loved and widely consumed. It is made with jambú , and tucupi , as well as dried shrimps and small yellow peppers. It must be served extremely hot in a cuia.-External links:* - in Portuguese...
- TucupiTucupiTucupi is a yellow sauce extracted from wild manioc root, which is peeled, grated and then the juice is squeezed out . After being squeezed through the tipiti, the juice is left to "rest" so that the starch separates from the liquid...
- Tutoo
- Bogged cow
- VatapáVatapáVatapá is a Brazilian dish made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste. This food is very popular in the North and Northeast, but it is more typical in the northeastern state of Bahia where it is commonly eaten with acarajé, although Vatapá...
- Xerém
- Xinxim de galinha
Drinks
- Aluá
- CaipirinhaCaipirinhaCaipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça , sugar and lime. Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage . Both rum and cachaça are made from sugarcane-derived products...
- Caju Amigo
- CajuínaCajuínaCajuína is a non-alcoholic, non-carbonated beverage made of blended cashew apples.It is traditional in the northeast region of Brazil, especially in the states of Ceará and Piauí.-External links:...
- Canha
- CauimCauimCauim is a traditional alcoholic beverage or beer of the indigenous peoples in Brazil since pre-Columbian times. It is still made today in remote areas throughout Panama and South America. Cauim is made by fermenting manioc , or maize, sometimes flavored with fruit juices...
- Chimarrão
- GuaranáGuaranaGuarana , Paullinia cupana, syn. P. crysan, P. sorbilis) is a climbing plant in the maple family, Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, and is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee bean...
- Guaraná JesusGuaraná JesusGuaraná Jesus is a Brazilian soft drink produced by bv0, a Coca-Cola bottler based in São Luís. The drink is popular within the region, reportedly outselling Coca-Cola, and is made from extracts of the guarana plant, which contains caffeine , theophylline, and theobromine...
- Quentão
- Rabo-de-galo
- Tiquira
Desserts and sweets
- Açaí na tigelaAçaí na tigelaAçaí na tigela is a typical Brazilian dish made of frozen and mashed açaí palm fruit from the Amazonian region. Its preparation in Brazilian southern and northeastern is different from how it is prepared in the Amazonian region...
- Ambrosia (dish)
- Sweet rice
- Baba-de-Moça
- Banana sweet
- BeijinhoBeijinhoBeijinho , also known as branquinho , is a typical Brazilian birthday party candy. It is prepared and served just like brigadeiro, but instead of cocoa powder it uses grated coconut. When rolled it can be covered with granulated sugar or grated coconut. Traditionally a single clove is stuck in the...
- Leaf's kiss
- Bijajica
- BiribaBiribaBiriba is the Greek partnership version of a rummy card game of Italian origin called :it:Pinnacola.The greek name comes probably from the italian game Biribara, or Biribisso, or Biribi, even if this game is totally different .. It is played by two to six players, with two decks and 4 Jokers...
- Biroró
- Bolo de roloBolo de roloBolo de rolo is a typical Brazilian dessert, from Pernambuco state.The cakebatter is made with flour, eggs, butter and sugar. This mass is wrapped with a layer of melted guava, giving the appearance of a swiss roll...
- Manioc cake
- Bolo Sousa Leão
- Bombocado
- BrigadeiroBrigadeiroBrigadeiro is a simple Brazilian chocolate bonbon, created in the 1940s and named after Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, whose shape is reminiscent of that of some varieties of chocolate truffles...
- Bruaca
- Cacuanga
- CajuzinhoCajuzinhoCajuzinho is a popular sweet with an almost ubiquitous presences in Brazilian parties. It is made of peanuts, cashew nuts and sugar and is shaped like a tiny cashew, although it does taste strongly of peanut....
- CanjicaCanjicaCanjica is a white variety of corn, very typical of Brazilian cuisine. It is mostly used in a special kind of sweet popcorn and in a dish also known as canjica, a Festa Junina popular dish. Made popular in Oklahoma by Ken Davis.- External links:* ....
- Carolina
- Cavaca
- Chouriço doce
- Chuvisco
- CocadaCocadaCocada is a traditional Brazilian sweet made mainly from coconut. It originates from Bahia state. The recipes may vary, but usually use yolks, coconut milk, condensed milk, fruit syrup and sugar...
- Cocada branca
- Cocada morena
- Cocada preta
- CurauCurauCurau is a Brazilian sweet custard-like dessert made from the expressed juice of unripe maize, cooked with milk and sugar.The term curau is used mostly the southern states such as São Paulo, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul...
- Cupulate
- Doce de espécie
- Espuma de sapo
- Fios de ovosFios de ovosAngel hair, called in Portuguese fios de ovos is a traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs , drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup...
- Furundum
- GoiabadaGoiabadaGoiabada is a popular dessert throughout the Portuguese-speaking countries of the world, dating back to the colonial days in Brazil, where guavas were used as a substitute for the quinces used to make marmelada . Abundance of sugar and slave labour were crucial for its confection, in large...
- Mané-pança
- Manjar blancoManjar BlancoManjar blanco is a term used to refer to a variety of delicacies in the Spanish-speaking world. In Spain the term refers to blancmange, a European delicacy found in various parts of the continent as well as the United Kingdom. In the Americas it refers to a sweet, white spread or pastry filling...
Manjar brancoManjar brancoManjar branco is a pure white Brazilian coconut pudding similar to blancmange. It is identical to the Puerto Rican tembleque. In Brazil manjar branco is made in a ring mold and is served with a sauce made of pitted prunes poached in port wine... - Maria-moleMaria-moleMaria mole is a dessert popular in Brazil that is similar to a marshmallow. Maria mole is made of egg whites, sugar, gelatin, and coconut.Usually served in November...
- MarmeladeMarmeladeMarmelade is a town and former duchy in the Artibonite Department of Haïti. It is the chief town of the Marmelade Arrondissement, which also includes the commune of Saint Michel de l'Attalaye.Marmelade is the home town of Président René Préval...
- Mugunzá
- Olho-de-sograOlho-de-sograOlho de sogra is a Brazilian candy, consisting of a beijinho candy inside a dried plum . The final mix is rolled over crystal sugar. The name is due the shape of the candy, that reminds an eye....
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- PaçocaPaçocaPaçoca is the name of two different Brazilian dishes:In northeastern Brazil, especially in Fortaleza, Ceará, and in Rio Grande do Norte, it's a dish made of carne de sol , cassava flour and red onions, ground together in a mortar , for which reason it's also known as paçoca de pilão in the rest of...
- Papo de anjo
- ChikkiChikkiChikki is a traditional ready-to-eat Indian sweet generally made from groundnuts and jaggery. There are several different varieties of chikki in addition to the most common groundnut chikki. Each chikki is named depending upon the ingredients used...
- QueijadinhaQueijadinhaQueijadinha is a kind of sweet which originated in Portugal, and is common in Brazil. This candy was essentially improved during the colonial period in the farms of colonial Brazil and it was very influenced by the African slave culture...
- QuindimQuindimQuindim is a popular Brazilian baked dessert, made chiefly from sugar, egg yolks, and ground coconut. It is a custard and usually presented as an upturned cup with a glistening surface and intensely yellow color....
- Sugarcane brick
- Romeo & Juliet
- Sagu (dessert)
- Tainha na taquara
- Dutch pie
- Tortéi
- Umbuzada
- Ximango
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