CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The rice croquette is a classic “boteco” appetizer, very popular and spread in the south-east region of Brazil. It is one of those delicious recipes that use up leftovers and cheap ingredients, preventing to waste them. The traditional recipe…
“Bolinho de bacalhau” is a traditional Portuguese recipe deeply rooted in Brazil. It is a very popular appetizer and is also great as a main dish to serve with rice and vegetables.It is good practice to reserve the water in which the salt cod was…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The “bolinho de chuva” (rain pancake) is a traditional homemade sweet, easy and cheap, made with ingredients that everyone has on hand in your kitchen: all purpose flour, sugar, eggs and milk. Probably the recipe as we know it…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO This is a fluffy cake with delicate coconut flavor. It is really good for breakfast, snack and teatime, and will not leave you indifferent!When you have limited time you can blend together all ingredients. The cake would be a…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Cassava cake is a typical dish of northern and northeastern Brazil, although, it is appreciated and can be found throughout the country. The recipe is simple, basically made from the same ingredients as traditional cakes, only replacing wheat with…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO So creamy and tasty, this recipe is really easy to make: the ingredients must not be beaten but simply assembled! Ingredients• 1,5 kg bananas• 350 g sugar• 100 g corn starch• 200 g all-purpose flour• 1 tablespoon baking powder•…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO This small, soft and tasty homemade cake is the easiest recipe to make. It is a well known cake and all the recipes I know are very similar to this one, my mom’s recipe.To use oil in place of…
The “bolo de fubá”, as well as being a very popular cake in everyday life, is a traditional “festas juninas” (June festivities which coincide with the corn harvest) cake, to celebrate St. Anthony’s, St. Peter’s and St. John’s Day.This cake is really soft and tasty,…
“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