In its cultural vastness and variety in its fauna and flora, Brazil has a diversity of foods, which allowed its cuisine to gain notoriety for its originality and characteristic seasoning. Therefore, we bring here a list of some of the tastiest foods on the Brazilian menu.
1. Açaí:
From the origin of an Amazonian fruit, in the regions of Brazil, in addition to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru, açaí can be consumed both as a sweet, with fruits, condensed milk, or savoury with fish, beans, or even red meat.
2. Feijoada:
With its roots in the slaves of African origin, feijoada brings several elements of pork: tongue, loin, bacon, ribs, in addition to black beans. It is usually accompanied by farofa, orange, cabbage, and white rice.
3. Acarajé:
Like feijoada, acaraje also has Afro-Brazilian origin and is popular in northeastern Brazil, more specifically in Bahia. Its filling has palm oil, shrimp, onions, tomatoes, all wrapped in a dumpling made with black beans.
4. Curau
A recipe made with green corn, the curau emerged from African cuisine. It is a pasty cream, formed by corn, milk, sugar and cinnamon. The recipe is most often consumed in the months of June and July, when festivals take place.
5. Roll Cake:
Like the recipe for a roll, the roll cake has layers of dough and filling, however the flavour of the Brazilian delicacy is made from guava.
6. Brigadeiro:
Probably one of the most popular on the list, the brigadeiro comes from the southeastern region of the country. It is a sphere made of condensed milk and chocolate powder, with granules. They are known for being one the sweet protagonists of children's parties.
7. Picanha:
One of the most popular cuts of Brazilian barbeque, picanha appeared in Brazil in the 1960s, when an Argentine who worked with meat realised that there were leftovers from the back area of the ox. Since then, it has been one of the great highlights of the country's barbeques. In addition, the Brazilian barbeque is also known for not having many spices in its cooking, using only coarse salt.
As we have seen in this list, the variety of typically Brazilian foods arise from the entire history of cultural mixtures of African, European and native countries, which makes the country one of the most versatile and flavourful places in the world. Knowing this, how about meeting your friends and preparing some of these Brazilian recipes to enjoy a moment with them? To make this moment even more special and Brazilian, how about you wear a Citrus model during this occasion? Check out some of our suggestions!
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