Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Acaraje

Acaraje is a fritter filled with black-eyed peas, shrimp, onions, and deep-fried in palm oil, is a popular street food, but is also a food made in religious practices, and for street altars, from the indigenous and hybrid religions, in Brazil.

Guarana Antartica

One of the many energy drinks out there, Guarana Antartica is a favorite, in Brazil and is also distributed, in America. It is more or less sweet and tangy, because unlike any other country in South America, Brazillians don't like hot, sour, or unpleasantly bold foods.

Brazil's information!!

  • Brazil's geographic location is in Eastern south america, bordering the atlantic ocean.
  • Its climate is mostly tropical, but temerate in the south.
  • Common cooking methods:
  • **Grilling meats
    Pit oven
    Brazils flag

    Brazilian spices
  • Their spices are :

  • **cumin seeds

  • **white peppercorns

  • **crushed red peppers

  • **dried parsley

  • **oregano

  • Acaraje

    fejoada

    Clams and oysters

  • Typical meal in brazil is Meat and beans dish of  Bahian origin, feijoada completa, isnt popular especially in restuarants as a wednesday and saturday luncheon. Also consumed frequently is Arroz-feijao, or rice and beans. Traditionally black beans are prepared in rio, red or blonde beans in sao paulo, and either black or red in minas gerais.

  • Brazils traditional breakfast

    Brazils french toast

  • Brazil usually eats breakfast between 6 - 8:30 am.

  • Brazils lunch

  • Brazil eats lunch between 11:30 am -1:30 pm.

  • Brazils dinner

  • And they dont bother about dinner till 10 pm.

  • **They also steam in pit ovens
  • **And they boil food too.

Brazilian cuisine in America

Churrascaria restaurants are very popular, in Brazil, and becoming, in America. This is where you pick your cut of meat, and they bring it to you, on a big skewer pole, to be cut up. Along with other native and non-native foods. Some even have sushi bars.

Fun Facts: Brazil

Brazil is so obsessed with soccer, that every city has a soccer stadium.
Brazil has no official religion, though over 75% of the population are roman catholic.
Ranked 9th in the world, for having the most billionaires.
Is home to 1 of the 7 wonders of the modern world, Christ: the redeemer.
Is the longest country, in the world.
Has the 2nd largest amount of airports, in the world, 8,000, after America, that has 15,000
The official language is portuguese(brazillian)
Has 4 million known plant and animal species, with something new being discovered, every day.