CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Pastéis (pl) are fried pasties that today can be found everywhere in Brazil. However once could only be found in the farmers’ produce street market – the feira livre – and were prepared by the descendants of Oriental immigrants.…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The onion pâté is an easy home made recipe that uses just a few ingredients. It is not quite a traditional recipe. I dare say, it is probably an improvised one , but still it is very tasty. It…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Polenta is a dish quite widespread in Brazil. Fried polenta, great for cocktails, is served as a side dish to the famous “chicken and polenta” recipe, an emblematic dish of “the great ABC cities” of Santo André, São Bernardo…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Kibbeh is a traditional fried croquette very popular in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. Arab immigration in the late nineteenth century brought the kibbeh to Brazil, and it has become an integral part of Brazilian cuisine. The Syrian pepper is…
Although the word rissol derives from the French word “rissoler” (to brown), the rissol recipe came to Brazil via Portugal, where preparation of appetizers is a tradition and an art. For the filling of this appetizer you may also use cheese, cold meat thinly cut or…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The name saltenha is derived from the Spanish word salteña. It is a typical dish of the state of Acre, inherited from Bolivian street food. It is a savoury pastry filled with meat and vegetables, a cousin to…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The “bizarre meat”, also known as “meat salad”, is a very popular homemade “meat with vegetables” recipe. It became so popular thanks to this sandwich, which has taken its name. This sandwich is usually served at family meetings…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO RECIPE Chayote Soufflé is a refined and delicate dish, and it makes a great appetizer or a great side dish. Soufflé dish is a classic French recipe, whose main characteristics are lightness and softness. Furthermore, it should be…
“Sabor Brasil” is now a book with hundreds of traditional recipes interspersed with tales and stories in a fascinating journey through knowledge and taste.
Besides illustrating ingredients and culinary procedures, it tells the story of recipe origins, often linked to a specific geographical area and the influence of cultures that come from afar. It tells how food is perceived by the Brazilian people and describes both the places where it is eaten and the rituals that accompany it.
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This is a practical handbook created to familiarize yourselves with the Brazilian language and the melting-pot culture of Latin America’s largest country.
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I’m an architect. I was born in Brazil and my father was Italian.
“Eating well” is a heritage of Humanity. With this site I wish to share my passion for cooking. For every recipe, I’ve tried to use simple and traditional ingredients and not complicated working procedures. All recipes have been “tested and approved” by my Italian friends.
Fernanda Bocconi