Brazil Chop and Drink Guide: Wetin You Fit Chop and Sip

Small taste of Brazil

Brazilian food na regional one, e plenty well well, and dem dey build am around sharing table together. Whether you land for Rio, Salvador, or Sao Paulo, to chop well no hard and e no dey cost plenty.

Signature dishes

• Feijoada — black beans and pork stew, wey dem dey chop for Wednesday and Saturday traditionally, dem dey serve am with rice, collard greens, orange slice, and farofa (toasted cassava flour).
• Moqueca — coconut-milk fish stew from Bahia (moqueca baiana) or Espirito Santo (moqueca capixaba), wey dem cook slow with dende oil, pepper, and coriander.
• Picanha — di sweet rump cap meat, di main star for any churrasco (barbecue), dem dey sell am by weight for rodizio steakhouses.
• Acaraje — black-eyed-pea fritters wey dem fry for dende oil and fill am with shrimp and vatapa, na Bahian street classic.

Street chop and small snacks

• Coxinha — dough wey fry, e get teardrop shape, dem fill am with shredded chicken.
• Pao de queijo — cheese bread wey get chewy texture, e sweet with morning coffee.
• Pastel — crispy fried pastry pocket wey dem dey sell for feiras (street market) around R$8 to R$12.
• Tapioca — cassava crepe wey dem fill sweet or savory, e dey big for di Northeast.

Drinks

• Caipirinha — di national cocktail: cachaca, lime, sugar, and ice.
• Guarana — sweet soda wey dem make from Amazonian berry.
• Cafezinho — small, strong, sweet coffee wey dem dey offer everywhere as hospitality.
• Agua de coco — fresh coconut water, dem dey sell am cold for beach.
• Acai — frozen Amazonian berry pulp wey dem serve for bowl with granola and banana (dem fit make am savory for North).

Dining tips and how e dey work

• Afternoon food na di main meal; plenty restaurant dey offer prato feito (set plate) or comida por quilo, where you go pay based on how your plate weigh.
• Dem dey usually add 10% service charge to di bill; if you wan add extra tip, na by choice.
• Brazilians dey chop late; dinner dey often start after 8pm.
• Use cutlery for almost everything, even pizza and fruit.
• No drink tap water; make you dey stick to bottled or filtered water.

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