Taste Brazil
Brasil
Bahian dendê and coconut, Amazonian freshwater fish, Minas cheese and pork, Rio and São Paulo restaurant culture, gaúcho grilling in the south. Feijoada is famous; it is not the whole country.
18 recipes · 1 cuisine
Essential dishes
Farofa
farofa
Toasted manioc flour — the dry, sandy side that makes a Brazilian plate make sense.
22 minEasyNo chilli
Arroz e feijão
arroz e feijão
Rice and beans — the Brazilian everyday plate, not a side you skip.
9 hr 45 minEasyNo chilli
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
Vatapá
vatapá
A Bahian puree of bread, coconut, peanuts and dendê — thick, yellow-orange, and unfinished without the palm oil.
45 minMedium🌶️
Picanha
picanha
A fat-capped rump cut, coarse salt, fire — Brazilian steak that does not want a marinade.
30 minEasyNo chilli
Feijão tropeiro
feijão tropeiro
Minas beans with manioc, pork and egg — a dry plate, not a soup, from the muleteer road.
35 minEasyNo chilli
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
Brazilian carrot cake
Brazilian carrot cake from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 5 minMediumNo chilli
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
Coconut quindim
Coconut quindim from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
4 hr 50 minEasyNo chilli
Brazilian chocolate truffles - brigadeiro
Brazilian chocolate truffles - brigadeiro from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 25 minMediumNo chilli
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🌶️
Smoky tomato pepper salsa
Smoky tomato pepper salsa from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minMediumNo chilli
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
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🌶️
Black bean & meat stew - feijoada
Black bean & meat stew - feijoada from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
10 hr 48 minMedium🌶️
Creamy Aji green sauce
Creamy Aji green sauce from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minMedium🌶️
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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Indigenous manioc and tropical produce, Portuguese stew logic, and West and Central African technique (especially in the northeast) created Brazilian food. Enslaved cooks shaped the national palate under conditions that should never be romanticised.