Brazilian Food

European immigrants from Italy and Germany, the tradition of pasta and bread in the south and southeast, while spicy food is mixed with African Portuguese customs northward. According to local culinary traditions are intertwined with a strong international influence, Brazilian culinary experience is very diverse.
Due to the high demand for sugar in Europe in the 17th century, Portugal and the Netherlands have planted crops important in the new company in Brazil. Plantation slaves Lovers isolated lot of work, and sugar, and their works, as they say, has created a sweet love Brazilians and dessert. The North is the new creative power of candy.
Community slave plantations were also randomly provided Brazil with a plate of a stronger and richer - feijoada, spicy beans from a variety of the best steaks of pork ears and hands - almost every part of the pig can be used. This dish is traditionally served as a filling meal on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The most fertile areas of southern Brazil have helped bring the tradition of milk and fruit, which gives the country its delicate white cheese, canned food and a variety of German and Italian bread that often accompany them.
Great Italian immigrant in Sao Paulo brought their most famous dishes of the old continent - the pizza. For many years, this simple recipe has become a staple in the diet of São Paulo and Paulistanas say they are better than any other in Italy and New York.
With nearly 8,000 miles of coastline, fish and seafood have always been the base of Brazilian cuisine. Perhaps his best-known indicator is the traditional moqueca, usually served in northeast state of Bahia. Using oil "Dende and coconut milk as a base, a variety of fish, snapper and stingrays vegetables like tomatoes, onions and peppers in combination with coriander to make a stew. Served with rice and manioc polenta, salsa dense fish and cassava.
However, this simple dish of rice and beans, which dominates the boards Brazil from north to south, and around which the majority of other products are based. Only variations of ingredients and spices used to flavor rice and beans, the type used. Sao Paulo rule in favor of brown beans, while Rio prefers black variety.
Wash all sodas traditional native guarana fruit native to the Amazon cream or ice "Chopp" or beer. The sugar industry has also contributed to the campaign of spirits in tradition, with thousands of versions of sugar cane liquor (cachaça or ping) in every state. This forms the basis of exports of the most famous drinks in Brazil - Caipirinha, a mixture of rum, lime and sugar.