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Life beyond rice and beans Posted by carol on May 17, 2021
[A vida além do arroz e feijão] Olá, prezados leitores! I hope you’re com fome (hungry)! Our text today will go over a key ingredient in culinária brasileira (Brazilian cuisine), beans. A household staple across the country, this vegetable is not only part of our culture, but also of the economy. Just so have an…
A guide to Brazilian street food II Posted by carol on Oct 21, 2019
Olá famintos leitores de nosso blog, como vocês estão? Hello hungry blog readers, how are you? I hope you have an appetite, since today’s text, as promised, will get on with the second part of the best known comidas de rua (street food) found in Brazil. If you missed the first part, exclusively dedicated to…
Brazilian Cooking Series: Part III Posted by Rachel on Oct 9, 2008
Today we’re going to learn about acarajé, a traditional snack from Bahia. Acarajé originally came from Western Africa, and is still sold on the streets of Nigeria. The recipe was brought to Brazil by slaves, and became a popular food in the Northeast of Brazil which had a high concentration of slaves. It is…