Brazilian cuisine boasts of diverse kinds of flavors and cosmopolitan food. Barbecue meat forms the major part of the cuisine. Sausages, chicken hearts, pork, lamb, fish and wild boar are other popular items you will find on a Brazilian menu.
The following are the top 10 Brazilian dishes you have to try.
1. Moqueca
This popular dish is a fish stew cooked in a clay pot. Moqueca is served with colourful vegetables that adds drama to the dish and makes it mouth-watering. Traditionally this dish is served with farofa, which is fried flour, rice or pirao, a fish porridge.
2. Brigadeiros
This dish is a dessert and consists of sweet balls. It is basically the Brazilian version of chocolate truffle. All you require is condensed milk, cocoa, butter and chocolate sprinkles. Brigadeiros are a favorite of everyone from the youngest to the oldest.
3. Acarajé
This dish is the Brazilian version of black-eyed fritters and is an extremely popular street food. The black-eyed peas patties are fried in palm oil and are stuffed with vatapá, which is a puree of prawn or shrimp.
4. Feijoada
This dish is also a stew of different types of beans and pork. This dish is the hardest to cook as it requires cooking time of 24 hours. It is served with orange slices, rice, kale, farofa, and pork dishes. Though Feijoada takes forever to cook, it is readily available in Brazilian bars and restaurants.
5. Quindim
Quindim is a dessert made out of eggs, coconut, milk, and sugar. Traditionally cooked in cupcake holders, the top of the dish is a smooth custard, in between there is a generous stuffing of coconut and the bottom is a golden sweet crust. Quindim is believed to be a combination of an African and a Portuguese dishes.
6. Picanha
This dish is barbecue meat, the top of a sirloin steak to be specific. This cut of meat comes with a thick layer of fat that gives the meat a delicious smoky taste.
7. Pastel De Queijo
This is an extremely popular pastry dish and has fillings of chicken, cheese or beef. This savory dish also comes with stuffing’s of fruits, caramel and chocolate.
8. Pão de Queijo
This dish is the Brazlian version of cheese bread and is made of out of cheese and tapioca flour. Pão de Queijo is a popular breakfast dish.
9. Kibe
This dish finds its origins in Lebanon and is a favorite meat snack of Brazilians.
10. Cassava Chips
The cassava plant is cut and fried in different ways to create tasty traditional Brazilian dishes.
11. Bacalhau
This dish consists of small cod balls and also contains potato.
Bacalhau is also used as an ingredient in other dishes.
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