'What\'s the food in Brazil like? Can a vegetarian survive in the land of beef steaks and churrascarias? and what about vegans? is it Jain friendly? I get asked these questions A LOT, so in this video, i\'m going to introduce you to foods i enjoyed in Brazil. Today i\'m going to introduce you to Brazilian food - what to expect, a guide for vegetarians and all the delicious stuff i loved about a country i spent 5 months exploring! The good news is, staple food of most Brazilians is actually what we would call rajma chawal back home - i\'m serious! In fact, Vir Sanghvi recently wrote an article about how rajma originally comes from South America. Arroz com feijao is the staple food, and only when it is served as feijoada - it becomes non veg, containing meat that could be pork, beef or a combination of them. A typical Brazilian meal would include arroz com feijao along with a meat option (fish / chicken / beef) and salad or fries on the side. To add some crunch to it, they\'d also garnish it with some farofa topping - oh, you want to check if that has any meat in it as well - because it\'s possible! OK, let\'s move on to acai - my favorite food in all of Brazil, and my second favorite food in the whole world besides rice idli from Tamil Nadu! Made of a blend of acai berry pulp and guarana, it can be further mixed with sugar, banana, honey, granola and a zillion other toppings that you can make on your own. think of it as a tangy Brazilian froyo that\'s made from berries, not milk! In the north east of Brazil, i came across something called pamonha de milho. think of it as a sort of corn sheera / corn kesari baath and it\'s pretty commonly available in the region. pao de queijo - a sinfully delightful bread made from cheese, tapioca / cassava flour, eggs & milk, oil. these are the perfect accompaniment to your morning cuppa coffee and it\'s pretty normal to see people have this as a snack, mostly in the mornings. Coffee is an integral part of the Brazilian diet, and it\'s very common to come across people sipping a \'cafezinho\' - a shot of espresso, usually with added sugar. You should have an option to have it without sugar - so if you\'re someone like me, make sure you mention \"sem acucar por favor\" Here\'s what typical breakfast in the north east of Brazil looked like: folhado de frango, pao de queijo, cafezinhho, cajuina nordestina I have a separate video about how rodizos or all-you can eat \'qilo\' restaurants work in Brazil - a fantastic way to sample different local foods of Brazil - so make sure you check out that video as well! Meat Lovers - you\'ve got churrascarias all over Brazil, where they won\'t stop serving you till you ask them to stop. I\'m not big on meat (well at least red meat), and they usually serve beef, so i didn\'t get around to doing this. Street food - you should definitely get your hands on pastels - the easiest way to describe pastels would be samosas. a fried snack with fillings of shrimp (camarao) / chicken (frango), beef (bife) or my favourite... cheese (queijo). Frango com catupiry is a local favorite - a mix of shredded chicken and cheese. by the beach, you\'ll find acai carts, the perfect healthy snack for beach goers. One guy i\'d highly recommend following for the love of street food is Mark Wiens. I\'m going to link to his Brazil video here, do check it out! Altenative cuisine - Arabic, Italian, Japanese Brazil is a melting pot of cultures - so you\'ll be able to also enjoy some of the best Arabic, Italian and Japanese cuisine at least in some parts of the country - especially foodie capital Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo has the largest Japanese community outside of Japan! If you visit the Liberdade neighborhood on any given Sunday, you\'ll feel like you entered a portal and went straight to Tokyo! Needless to say, sushi and Japanese cuisine is also very common because of this. Vegetarians - Like i said in the beginning, the Brazilian staple food is rajma chawal which they call arooz com feijao - BUT you could also get a ton of vegetables, fruits and lentils from the supermarkets if you feel limited by these options. Oh, and there\'s always pizza! Vegans - it may seem initially difficult, but you\'ll be surprised that there\'s a thriving vegan community in Brazil now, despite its strong meat eating and dairy culture. Basically, you won\'t feel left out. There\'s always HappyCow.com to help you get around. Bonus Recipe: Caipirinha All you do is drop some lime wedges and sugar into a tumbler, muddles it nice and easy, muddle it some more while dancing to your favourite samba music, throw in lots of ice cubes and finally pour some cachaca over it and olha! You\'ve got a refreshing caipirinha. I promise you, it\'s addictive. Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/exoticgringo Brazil blog posts: http://www.exoticgringo.com/brazil'
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