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BRAZIL
A great thing we found about Brazil is that you can find places that sell food by kilo. It's like a buffet where you choose what you would like to eat, pile it onto your plate which is thenweighed to see how much it costs.
Since Brazil is such a huge country, it is almost impossible to list all of the typical food found in it. Below are some of the most common dishes and food that youwill find:
Acarajé: Made with black-eyed peas that are rolled into balls and then deep fried in Palm Oil. It is then typically stuffed with shrimp, peanuts and some other ingredients depending on theregion. It is typically found in the north of Brazil, especially in the city of Salvador.
Churrasco: has many different meanings throughout South America, but in Brazil it simply refers to abarbeque, which is almost comprised of large chunks of meat cooked on skewers. When in Brazil you may want to visit a churrasqueira, a restaurant that has all-you-can-eat barbequed meat, sometimes servedimpaled on swords.
Coxinha: a common snack in Brazil which is minced chicken shaped like a drumstick and deep fried in batter until golden brown. (Watch out! Sometimes there is a toothpick placed insideto represent where the bone should be)
Feijoada: Considered the national dish of Brazil, this is a thick stew of black beans with pieces of beef and pork added to it. It is traditionally prepared ina clay pot. Feijão is Portuguese for Beans.
Fruit: Brazilians all eat a large amount of fruit that mainly comes from the Amazon. The range includes but is not limited to: mango, guava, cashew fruit,pineapple, passion fruit, orange and plum.
Meat: The beef in Brazil is top quality, and is almost always prepared grilled with only a small amount of salt to bring out the flavor. Fancy cooking isnot necessary.
Moqueca: Is a seafood stew made without adding any water. Different fish and shellfish are thrown together with a mixture onions, tomatoes,some garlic and Coriander). The recipe varies...