Gastronomy in Brazil

Brazil has much to offer in the way of culinary delights and many restaurants, bistros and fast food outlets dot the cities. The cuisine itself varies from region to region and depends largely on the ethnic majority in the region.

Moqueca (both having seafood and palm oil), and acarajé (a salted muffin made with white beans, onion and fried in palm oil, dendê which is filled with dried shrimp, red pepper and caruru (mashed okra with ground cashew nut, smoked shrimp, onion, pepper and garlic) are popular dishes. In Rio, feijoada (a simmered bean and meat dish of African origin) is popular as are rice and beans.

Cachaça is the Brazil's native liquor, distilled from sugar cane, and it is the main ingredient in the national drink, the Caipirinha. Brazilian coffee is, of course, renowned the world over.