Typical Foods of Brazil

The main typical foods of Brazil

Brazil is a very large country, with continental dimensions and therefore there is a huge variety of culture and even typical foods, there are different foods in the south, southeast, north, northeast and center west, one food better than the other.

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Typical foods from the southern region

In the southern region of Brazil there is a wide variety of dishes and this is due to the fact that this region was colonized by Germans, Italians, Indians among others, this greatly enriched the culture and dishes made in the region, each immigrant bringing what existed best in your country of origin.

The most common in this region is barbecue, rice carreteiro, lamb in the hole, pork in the roll, as well as drinks such as chimarrão and tereré.

Typical foods from the southeast region

The menu in the southeast region is vast, and this is due to the huge number of immigrants from different countries who came to this region of our Brazil.

Typical foods from the southeast are feijoada, cassava, cod, caldo verde, cassava fritter, cod fritter, black beans, beef and chicken stroganoff, canjiquinha, among many other dishes from the region.

Typical foods from the Midwest region

The central west region is a mixture of all the other regions, plus the culture of countries such as Bolivia and Paraguay, which is why the typical food of this region is very rich.

Typical foods from the center-west region are: free-range chicken, roasted pacu, piranha broth, fish moqueca, piraputanga with white sauce, jammed ribs, jammed beef, dried meat with banana, minced meat with okra, Cuiabana-style stew, among others. regional dishes.

Typical foods from the northeast region

The cuisine of the northeast region of our country is extremely rich and brings a very strong African and Portuguese culture.

Typical foods from the northeast region are tapioca, acarajé, vatapá, fish moqueca, oyster and shrimp, goat buchada, baião de Dois, cassava, shellfish and molluscs, lobster, crab fries, paçoca de carne, caruru, beef sun, coalho cheese, corn couscous.

Typical foods from the northern region

In this region of our country there is a strong influence of indigenous culture and that is why most of its dishes include fish and game meat, which are abundant in this region.

Typical foods from the northern region are tucupi duck, tucunaré fish, tacacá, Pará hake, fish mojica, damorida, cassava cake, caruru, gurijuba, maniçoba, pirarucu de casaca, among other rich dishes.

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