Brazil+-+Cuisine

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Brazil's food and drink differs among region. Below are the different regions and their popular foods.

=North =

 **Pato no tucupi** - Very famous dish in the north, often prepared on special occasions. It is duck, sauced in Tupuci, commonly served with rice.

**Tacaca** - Commonly sold by street vendors. Shrimp sauced in Tupuci and garlic.

**Manicoba** - A dish that takes at least a week to prepare. Boiled ground leafs of maniva for about four days, add your meat of choice and is commonly served with rice.



=North East =

**Moqueca** - A traditional Brazilian seafood stew which Brazilians having been serving for over 300 years. There is no added water but usually consists of onions, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro and fish.

**Acarajé** - Often sold on the street, Acarajé is prepared by peeling back black eyed pees, molding them into a round shape and deep frying it.

**Vatapa** - Is prepared by mashing bread, shrimp, and coconut milk into a fine paste. Finished by adding peanuts and palm oil. 



= = = = =South East =

**Feijoada** - A typical portuguese dish. It is a simple stew with beens, beef and pork. Often served with rice and sliced oranges. Takes a few hours to prepare. Most known as a dish eaten at lunch.

In the southeast, they eat many common dishes we eat here in Canada. They eat foods such as pizza, chicken, pasta and sushi. So if your a picky eater, you may want to travel to the South East where common foods are similar to those in Canada.



Click the links bellow for recipes to each of the Brazilian dishes mentioned above:
 * Pato no Tucupi
 * Tacaca
 * Manicoba
 * Moqueca
 * Acarajé
 * Vatapa
 * Feijoada

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