CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Chayote Salad is a light and fresh summer side dish, made with boiled chayote dressed to taste, with or without the addition of boiled vegetables such as carrot, green beans, potato, and of raw vegetables such as lettuce…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Salpicão is a Spanish word meaning “a good pinch of salt”, and refers to recipes containing meat or fish with vegetables. In Brazil it is a beautiful, fresh and tantalizing “salad”, full of character, almost a complete meal. It…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The name saltenha is derived from the Spanish word salteña. It is a typical dish of the state of Acre, inherited from Bolivian street food. It is a savoury pastry filled with meat and vegetables, a cousin to…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The “bizarre meat”, also known as “meat salad”, is a very popular homemade “meat with vegetables” recipe. It became so popular thanks to this sandwich, which has taken its name. This sandwich is usually served at family meetings…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Beans Soup is a delicious and nutritious dish, usually made with leftover baked beans. This recipe is a local version of a traditional Portuguese soup, very well known in the south of Brazil. Portugal has a strong tradition in…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The chickpea and pasta soup is a winter recipe in the south of Brazil. It is a variation of meats and vegetables stew recipes brought to Brazil by Portuguese, Spanish and Italian immigrants. This soup can be enriched…
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO This creamy soup is a classic Brazilian housewife recipe, really quick and easy to make – refined and just delicious – made with arracacha, a typical South American ingredient. We hope will soon be available in Italy! There…
Stroganoff has its origins in the aristocratic Russian kitchen in the seventeenth century. There are so many different versions but this recipe has certainly traveled worldwide and there are always many local variations to the original Russian recipe. (Information source: Russia Oggi.it) In Brazil it…
“Sabor Brasil” is now a book with hundreds of traditional recipes interspersed with tales and stories in a fascinating journey through knowledge and taste.
Besides illustrating ingredients and culinary procedures, it tells the story of recipe origins, often linked to a specific geographical area and the influence of cultures that come from afar. It tells how food is perceived by the Brazilian people and describes both the places where it is eaten and the rituals that accompany it.
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This is a practical handbook created to familiarize yourselves with the Brazilian language and the melting-pot culture of Latin America’s largest country.
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I’m an architect. I was born in Brazil and my father was Italian.
“Eating well” is a heritage of Humanity. With this site I wish to share my passion for cooking. For every recipe, I’ve tried to use simple and traditional ingredients and not complicated working procedures. All recipes have been “tested and approved” by my Italian friends.
Fernanda Bocconi