Brazilian rice recipe: 59 photos
FAQ
Brazil is a rice-and-beans nation. This duo is the backbone of every household in the country. One does not exist without the other. Across Latin America, rice and beans are eaten daily with innumerable preparations.
Traditional rice varieties “Arborio” and “Carnaroli” are easily found in Brazilian markets and are well known and used by consumers for risotto.
Brazil's rice history, however, commenced two centuries earlier, with purchases of unmilled glaberrima as provision aboard slave ships. The cereal was already grown for food on the margins of sugar plantations in the 1560s, nearly two hundred years before its cultivation as a plantation crop in the eastern Amazon.
You can use oil, butter, salt, spices and broth or milk to enhance the flavor of your rice dish. Fresh herbs can be stirred into seasoned rice at the end of the cooking cycle before allowing the rice to rest.
What are the most popular Brazilian foods?
- Feijoada. Feijoada is often hailed as the national dish of Brazil, a rich stew of black beans and pork that warms the soul with every spoonful. ...
- Moqueca. ...
- Vatapá ...
- Pão de queijo. ...
- Acarajé ...
- Coxinha. ...
- Brigadeiro. ...
- Pastel.