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A Guide to Brazilian Food
Traditional Brazilian foods and beverages
user ratingBrazil boasts a wide-ranging ethnic heritage that combines native Amerindian, Portuguese, African, Italian, Spanish, German, Polish, Syrian, Lebanese, Japanese and other cultures. The diversity makes for a delicious cuisine, which varies regionally. The constant food group is rice, which Brazilians eat almost daily, mixed with onion, garlic and seafood. Another rice mix-in is jambu, a green flowering herb used in arroz de jambu, which has a bitter flavor and an anesthetic-tingly effect on the mouth and throat, making it a memorable experience. When you find yourself in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, located in the southeast, order the churrasco, grilled meats on large skewers, for which the area is renowned.
Here are many traditional Brazilian foods and beverages:
acarajé
Fried balls of shrimp, black-eyed peas and onions; a popular street food (Pictured right)
barreado
Meat traditionally made in a ceramic pan placed in a pit in the soil to boil with natural heat from the sun
bolinhos de arroz
Fried rice balls, similar to hush puppies
brigadeiros
Chocolate bonbon treats named for a famous brigadier general who loved chocolate
churrasco
Known as Brazilian barbecue, chunks of beef are cooked on a metal skewer over hot coals
coxinha
Chicken croquettes made in the shape of drumsticks
cururu de camarao
Shrimp and okra gumbo
café come leite
Hot milk and coffee mixture
empadinhas de palmito
Small empanadas with a hearts-of-palm filling
farofa
Essential condiment for many Brazilian stews, especially feijoada
feijoada
The most famous and traditional of all Brazilian main courses, this is a thick black-bean stew with chunks of pork and other meats
guaraná
A refreshing soft drink made from the caffeine-rich small red fruit of the same name, with a taste similar to cream soda 
jambu
Green flowering herb often used in rice to create arroz de jambu, which has a bitter flavor and an anesthetic-tingly effect on the mouth and throat
maté
Herbal tea–like beverage traditionally served in a hollowed-out gourd and sipped through a metal bombilla, or straw
moqueca baiana
Seafood stew made with fish, onions, garlic, tomatoes, cilantro and chile pepper
moqueca de peixe
Coconut fish stew
pao de queijo
Cheese bread typically enjoyed for breakfast or as an afternoon snack
pato no tucupi
Duck soup made with manioc (also known as cassava or yucca) leaves
pudim or churros
Fried dough rolled in sugar, filled with caramel, chocolate or sweetened condensed milk.
quindin
Small coconut flans 
vatapá
shrimp with a rich cashew peanut sauce
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Brazilian Food
Cuisine varies regionally in Brazil, but the national dish is feijoada, a rich stew, arguably best in Rio de Janeiro.
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