abóbora VEGETABLES OF BRAZIL - The Squash Family (Abóboras) Admin23 Although when speaking English we are accustomed to speaking in terms of butternut or acorn squashes, pumpkins, gourds, marrows, pattypans,…
European influence Brazil's Most Popular Sausage Family - Meet the Linguiças Admin23 Brazilian inherited their love of sausages from their European ancestors, whether those ancestors were Portuguese, Italian, German, Polish …
Ceará One Name, Two Dishes - Paçoca Admin23 It's natural that in a country as large as Brazil there would be regional variations in traditional dishes. One region might add tomato…
Portuguese language BRAZILIAN FOOD SLANG - Sanduba Admin23 In the English-speaking world there seems to be extremely diverse reactions to the term "sammich", meaning sandwich. On websites …
botany Pimenta de Cheiro - A Problem of Identification Admin23 Of all the essential ingredients in the Brazilian larder, one of the most difficult to pin down is the chili pepper. What exactly is this c…