One of the most popular ways to serve pirarucu all throughout the Amazon basin, pirarucu a casaca is a traditional dish at holidays, celebra...

The world's largest river system, the Amazon, has the world's largest number of freshwater fish species, and most likely the world...

A while ago, I posted an article on Flavors of Brazil detailing the antics and activities of a group of hot chili fans from São Paulo, the J...

Continuing Flavor of Brazil's exploration of the humble black-eyed pea ( feijão-fradinho in Portuguese) this recipe comes from the nor...

The Afro-Brazilian dish from the state of Bahia called abará is based on a dough or paste made from mashed black-eyed peas. This same dough ...

In yesterday's post on Flavors of Brazil, while discussing how important the black-eyed pea ( feijão-fradinho) has always been in tra...

Beans, fresh or dried, are one of the cornerstones of Brazilian nutrition. Consequently, they are also fundamental in Brazilian traditional ...