Brazil Recipes
A continent-sized country with an Afro-Brazilian coastal soul. Not sure what to eat in Brazil? Start with Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew), Feijão Tropeiro, Brigadeiro and Cuscuz Nordestino. Here are 9 authentic Brazil recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
9 recipes
Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew)Bahia, Brazil · easy · 45 minFish simmered in coconut milk, dendê palm oil, peppers, and lime in a clay pot, the taste of the Bahian coast.
Moqueca Baiana (Bahian Fish Stew) Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Puffs)Minas Gerais, Brazil · easy · 40 minChewy-crisp little cheese breads made from tapioca starch, naturally gluten-free and dangerously poppable.
FeijoadaRio de Janeiro, Brazil · medium · 3 hBrazil’s black-bean and smoked-meat feast, simmered for hours and served with rice, greens, orange, and farofa.
BrigadeiroMinas Gerais, Brazil · easy · 25 minFudgy chocolate truffles of condensed milk cooked with cocoa and butter, rolled in sprinkles. No Brazilian party exists without them.
Cuscuz NordestinoBahia, Brazil · easy · 30 minA fluffy steamed cornmeal cake from Brazil's northeast, moistened and finished with butter or coconut, naturally gluten-free morning fuel.
Feijão TropeiroMinas Gerais, Brazil · easy · 40 minBeans tossed with toasted cassava flour, bacon, sausage, egg, and collard greens, the filling lunch of Minas Gerais.
CoxinhaSão Paulo, Brazil · medium · 1 h 10 minTeardrop-shaped fritters of shredded chicken in a soft dough, breaded and fried gold, Brazil’s favorite salgadinho.
Farofa (Brazilian Toasted Cassava Flour)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · easy · 25 minRaw cassava flour toasted in butter and bacon fat with onion and garlic until golden, sandy and crunchy, spooned over feijoada, rice and beans and churrasco.
Casquinha de Siri (Brazilian Stuffed Crab Shells)Bahia, Brazil · medium · 55 minCrab meat cooked down with onion, tomato, pepper, a touch of dendê oil and coconut milk, spooned back into shells, topped with breadcrumbs and Parmesan and baked until crisp.
📋 Teaching Brazil?A free, printable Country of the Week guide for the classroom: geography, a kid-friendly recipe, and discussion prompts.
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