Traveling to Brazil and want to know what Brazilian food to try? Or perhaps you want to make some traditional Brazilian dishes at home? We break down all the best Brazilian foods to have your own Brazilian barbecue in your backyard or to try when you visit South America’s most exciting country! So get your shopping list ready, this weekend calls for a feast of Brazilian food.
Best Traditional Brazilian Food
There are few cities in the world that rival Rio de Janeiro’s beauty and energy. The people of Rio know how to party, making it one of the liveliest cities in South America. It is also an amazing place to eat well.
We toured the city sampling everything from lunch at Confeitaria Colombo and choice meats at Majórica Churrascaria to sipping on Brazil’s delicious national drink the Caipirinha. After two weeks of hearty eating in Rio de Janeiro and Iguazu Falls, we learned quite a bit about Brazilian dishes and had the extra notch in our belt to prove it! So let’s sample some of the best food in Brazil.
1. Feijoada
The traditional Brazilian feijoada is a stewed black bean dish cooked in beef and pork. This dish is considered the national dish of Brazil and you’ll find it on every buffet in Rio de Janeiro.
The beauty of this dish is that it is one of the easiest Brazilian recipes to make. The black beans are mixed with salted pork or beef. But the good cuts are left for the churrascarias. The feijoada gets all the trimmings like ears, feet, and tails. If that doesn’t sound appetizing, just think sausage. Sausage is always stuffed with bits of the animal.
Add some black beans, white wine vinegar, chili flakes, onions, and garlic and then mix it all together in a heavy saucepan and you have yourself a dish. Serve it over rice and you’ve got one fatty delicious dish! If you want the full recipe, check out BBC food
2. Brigadeiro
If you love sweets then you have to try Brigadeiro when you are in Brazil. This traditional Brazilian food is made from condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and chocolate sprinkles It is a type of chocolate fudge ball that is traditionally rolled in chocolate sprinkles and served at parties, birthdays, and other celebrations.
The history of Brigadeiro dates back to the 1940s. The story goes that when a group of Brazilian women wanted to raise money for political candidate, Eduardo Gomes. They needed a sweet treat to sell at fundraising events, and thus the Brigadeiro was born.
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