Why are Brazilians so into their coffee?
Nando Cuca catches up with coffee store owner and connoisseur Marcos Modiano for some of the history of coffee culture in Brazil.
Nando Cuca catches up with coffee store owner and connoisseur Marcos Modiano for some of the history of coffee culture in Brazil.
I came across this on ted.com and, despite it having nothing to do with Brazilian food or Brazilian cooking, I just had to share it with you.
A wonderfully fresh tasting starter, full of colours and textures, which really awakens the palate and sets you up for a great meal.
Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolour of Brazil) is a short animation made by Disney in 1942 as part of their feature ‘Saludos Amigos’. It introduces the character of Carioca Joe, who never made it past beyond this point in the silver screen but it’s still famous in comics in Brazil. He now goes by his Brazilian name ‘Zé Carioca’.
The first in our series shot in Rio earlier in the year. Guava Soufflé, a delicious, sophisticated, and yet very simple to prepare treat.
Bobó de Camarão is now a firm fixture in any Typical Brazilian restaurant. It’s delicious and simple dish to prepare, the only tricky ingredient to find being cassava.
We got a big thumbs-up from Brazil’s ministry for tourism.
Black beans is the quintessential Brazilian dish. Check out our photo step-by-step recipe.
The story goes that the Portuguese farm owners would keep the best parts of pork for themselves and send the offcuts to the slave house to be added to a large vat of black beans… and voilá, Brazil’s national dish was creaed – The Feijoada. Reality may have been a bit different. Read more