{"id":7345,"date":"2016-12-28T23:55:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T23:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7345"},"modified":"2016-12-28T23:55:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T23:55:24","slug":"brazilian-food-holiday-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-food-holiday-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"[Brazilian Food] – Holiday menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Comida Brasileira] – Card\u00e1pio de fim de ano<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boas festas a todos!\u00a0<\/span>Happy holidays, everyone!\u00a0<\/span>How are the celebrations going so far?<\/span><\/p>\n

Brazil is known for its great parties, and the end of the year couldn\u2019t be any different. And as you know, every great party means great food. Christmas and New Year\u2019s festivities are normally centered around a big meal with the<\/span> fam\u00edlia <\/span><\/i>(family) all gathered together.<\/span>Today\u2019s post is about the most common and traditional dishes found in the Brazilian homes for supper for New Year\u2019s and Christmas.<\/p>\n

Bom apetite!<\/span><\/p>\n

Palavras-chave\/key-words: <\/b>natal<\/span><\/i> (christmas), <\/span>new year<\/span><\/i> (ano novo), <\/span>fim de ano<\/span><\/i> (end of the year), <\/span>v\u00e9spera<\/span><\/i> (eve), <\/span>party<\/span><\/i> (festa), <\/span>comida <\/span><\/i>(food), <\/span>ceia<\/span><\/i> (supper), <\/span>card\u00e1pio<\/span><\/i> (menu), <\/span>mesa<\/span><\/i> (table),<\/span> refei\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/i> (meal)<\/span><\/p>\n

Peru\/ Turkey<\/b><\/p>\n

Turkey is probably the most famous <\/span>prato<\/span><\/i> (dish) on the Brazilian holiday party menu. This <\/span>ave<\/span><\/i> (bird) was already consumed by the people who inhabited North America territory before colonization. Prepared at banquets by the Aztecs and North American Indians, the turkey <\/span>foi levado<\/span><\/i> (was taken) to Europe and thus began to integrate suppers in several (pa\u00edses) <\/span>countries<\/span><\/i> of the world, arriving in Brazil in the <\/span>s\u00e9culo dezenove<\/span><\/i> (nineteenth century). Today, it is often replaced by something called <\/span>chester<\/span><\/i>, a chicken <\/span>criado<\/span><\/i> (raised) in Brazil through genetic combination and artificial selection with higher concentration of breast and thighs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the new year, turkey can often be replaced by gammon. It is customary not to <\/span>comer<\/span><\/i> (eat) birds on New Year’s Eve for believing that their backslipping is a sign of<\/span> azar<\/span><\/i> (bad luck).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arroz\/ Rice <\/b><\/p>\n

Rice is an essential food in the diet of the Brazilian population, consumed on a daily basis. As such, it could not be left out in the Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve supper. The traditional dish is most often added with raisins, which causes a lot of controversy (and also a lot of funny memes) because a large number of <\/span>pessoas<\/span><\/i> (people) don\u2019t appreciate this combination.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Other typical varieties are <\/span>arroz \u00e0 grega<\/span><\/i> (rice with raisins, peas and cheese), <\/span>arroz de forno<\/span><\/i> (oven baked rice with many other ingredients) and rice with codfish.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Salpic\u00e3o<\/b><\/p>\n

Salpic\u00e3o is a typical Brazilian salad from the city of Dourados, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The dish consists of a <\/span>mistura<\/span><\/i> (mixture) of various vegetables, potato sticks and shredded <\/span>frango<\/span><\/i> (poultry). There are variations of the dish that also carry fruits such as <\/span>passas<\/span><\/i> (raisins), <\/span>ma\u00e7\u00e3 verde<\/span><\/i> (green apple), <\/span>cereja<\/span><\/i> (cherry) and <\/span>abacaxi<\/span><\/i> (pineapple), different seasonings and mayonnaise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Salpic\u00e3o by Brasil Junto a VOS!<\/p><\/div>\n

Lentilha\/ Lentil<\/b><\/p>\n

Because there is an Italian superstition that believes lentils bring <\/span>boa sorte<\/span><\/i> (good luck), lentils are usually present on New Year’s Eve dinner and for lunch on January 1st. This <\/span>cren\u00e7a<\/span><\/i> (belief) is based on an Italian saying that claims <\/span>\u201cLentilha no ano novo, dinheiro o ano todo\u201d<\/span><\/i> (“Lentil in the new year, money all year round”). On these occasions the lentil usually replaces <\/span>feij\u00e3o<\/span><\/i> (beans), a faithful companion of <\/span>arroz<\/span><\/i> (rice) in the Brazilian meals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lentilha by Evandro O Souza<\/p><\/div>\n

Quite a feast, huh? What are the traditional meals in your country?<\/span><\/p>\n

Feliz ano novo! Happy New Year!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

[Comida Brasileira] – Card\u00e1pio de fim de ano Boas festas a todos!\u00a0Happy holidays, everyone!\u00a0How are the celebrations going so far? Brazil is known for its great parties, and the end of the year couldn\u2019t be any different. And as you know, every great party means great food. Christmas and New Year\u2019s festivities are normally centered…<\/p>\n

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