A traditional Brazilian recipe and popular Brazilian dish par excellence.
Discover this tasty specialty.
The beans (feijão) already represent a local color, and by observing the accompaniments served with this simmered dish, the plurality of Brazilian society through its cuisine emerges.
Brazilians are accustomed to eating this dish with white rice (arroz), of Asian origin, but which was introduced by the first Portuguese settlers. On the plate, cassava flour (farofa, this tasty powder is used as bread in Brazil, as it absorbs the juices of dishes. ) is also present as a symbol of the culinary heritage of the Amazonian Indians. The small orange segments help to ease the digestion of this rather hearty dish for a tropical destination, and the kale, finely chopped and sautéed in garlic, also adds a little lightness. In our recipe, meat is replaced by homemade seitan.
