Food in Brazil: Main Course Dishes to Eat

This is only a small list of Brazilian main courses you can find in the major cities and places visited by foreigners in Brazil. The dishes for main courses vary a lot depending on the region you visit, so as a way to prepare them. In this post, we share the most popular you must eat during your holiday. For budget travelers, the tip is to search for restaurants that offer “Prato feito” (PF as the abbreviation), the cheapest option in a plate including rice, beans, salad, steak, or chicken plus some sauce, which local workers usually order. Local restaurants mostly charge either per kilo or for a buffet.

Feijoada

One of the most famous Brazilian main course dishes, feijoada is prepared as a stew of beans cooked with pork and beef, and other ingredients that vary according to regional and family recipes.

Rice and Beans

Alongside with the feijoada, the combination of rice and beans (Arroz com feijão in Portuguese) is one of the most popular dishes in Brazil, eaten daily at home and local restaurants as the main course accompanied by beef, salad, and farofa.

Farofa

What is farofa? It is a toasted cassava flour mixed with spices, onion, and other ingredients. A dish brought by the African immigrants who arrived as slaves, consumed together with nearly every main course in Brazil, from feijoada to barbecue.

Steak and Barbecue

Churrasco is the term for barbecue in Brazil, usually made on holidays, weekends and get-togethers, one of the best food experiences for meat lovers. A precious tip for taste meat in Brazil is going to a churrascaria, where you can eat all kinds of meats served… If you rent a house in Brazil, pay attention if there is a churrasqueira, a place many houses and apartments have to make a barbecue.

Mayonnaise

The mayonnaise I am referring to in this post is not that one you may imagine to add to a burger. The ones you find at many Brazilian restaurants and Sunday lunches are made smashing potatoes and mixed with eggs, similar to some Eastern European dishes. It also accompanies the barbecues.

Carne-de-sol

Carne-de-sol is typical from northeastern Brazil, brought by the first Portuguese immigrants, usually found at the restaurants signing ‘comida nordestina’. The meat is heavily salted and hung outside for one or two days, as there was no fridge in the past. It’s served after being fried or roasted, so as used as an ingredient for the feijoada.

For more tips about food in Brazil, I also share what you have to eat when it comes to sweets & desserts, snacks & sandwiches, so as for beverages & drinks.

Originally posted 2020-09-12 03:10:20.