Food

Feijoada

The cuisine of Brazil is the result of a blend of European ingredients, and other peoples, Indians and Africans . Many of the techniques of preparation and ingredients are of Indian origin, having been adapted by the slaves and the Portuguese. These were adaptations of their dishes by substituting ingredients that were missing with the locals. The feijoada, a typical dish of the country, is one example . The slaves brought to Brazil from the end of the sixteenth century, amounted to national culinary elements like the oil-for-palm and couscous. The waves of immigrants reach the country between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, coming in large numbers from Europe, brought some novelties to the national menu and simultaneously strengthened the consumption of various ingredients.