Category: Brazilian Cuisine
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Beach, sun, and diverse cuisine: the recipe for a flavorful trip through the Northeast
Considered one of the richest and most diverse regions in the country due to its variety of festivals, dances, religious manifestations, customs, superstitions, and many other forms of artistic and cultural expressions, the Brazilian Northeast holds a true treasure of delicious typical foods. The region’s cuisine is filled with spices and flavors that perfectly match…
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Discover Marabaixo and Boi-Bumbá, the New Additions to Brazil’s National Cultural Heritage
Tourists visiting Brazil can take the opportunity to explore various unique cultural expressions that preserve and narrate the country’s history. In northern Brazil, two received special protection this month: The National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (Iphan) recognized Marabaixo and Boi-Bumbá as cultural heritage of Brazil. This means that the government will strengthen actions…
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Mixtures of Brazilian Culinary Traditions
Over more than 500 years of history, Brazilian cuisine is the result of a great mix of traditions, ingredients, and foods that were introduced not only by the native indigenous population but also by all the waves of immigration that occurred during this period. Each region of the country has its gastronomic peculiarity and its…
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Platform is voted the #1 steakhouse in the USA
If you want to savor authentic Brazilian barbecue, there is only one place to visit in the United States: CHURRASCARIA PLATAFORMA. For the second time, The Daily Meal, a renowned culinary website, has voted Plataforma the best steakhouse in all of America. The site uses criteria such as the authenticity of the cuisine, stellar service,…
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Brazilian Recipes with American Ingredients
Tell me: how can we not get confused with so many options? Here’s a simplified way of understanding each of the “creams” used in Brazilian cuisine and their names in English. The origin of all of them is the cream (fresh cream) which is the layer of fat that rises from milk. The difference between…
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Spices: 70 Condiments in English
If you love to cook, you need to know the condiments in English! And if you don’t cook but are a good eater, you need to know them too, right? Of course! Imagine the situation: in a restaurant where only English is spoken, you want to order your dish and inform that it doesn’t contain…