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+ | ====== Minas Gerais cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Tutu de Feijão ==== | ||
+ | A thick, creamy paste made by blending beans with manioc flour (farinha), garlic, and onions — often served with pork, sausage, or eggs. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Feijão Tropeiro ==== | ||
+ | Beans mixed with manioc flour, bacon, eggs, sausage, and collard greens — a legendary dish linked to the muleteers (tropeiros) who traveled across the region. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Leitão à Pururuca ==== | ||
+ | Crispy roasted suckling pig with crackling skin — the skin “pops” (pururuca) when hot oil is poured over it. A festive and decadent dish! [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pão de Queijo ==== | ||
+ | The famous chewy-cheesy bread balls made with manioc starch and Minas cheese. One of Brazil’s most iconic snacks! [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Frango com Quiabo ==== | ||
+ | Chicken stewed with fresh okra pods, garlic, onions, and seasonings — a dish full of comforting, earthy flavors. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz com Pequi ==== | ||
+ | White rice cooked with pequi fruit, which has a very intense, almost perfumed aroma. It's a true acquired taste and very beloved locally! [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Torresmo de Barriga ==== | ||
+ | Deep-fried pork belly bites — super crispy outside, tender and juicy inside, often eaten with tutu or feijão tropeiro. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Vaca Atolada ==== | ||
+ | Literally "stuck cow"! It’s a hearty beef rib stew slow-cooked with chunks of cassava until everything melds into a thick, irresistible broth. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ovo de Codorna em Conserva ==== | ||
+ | Tiny quail eggs pickled with spices and vinegar — a popular bar snack, especially with ice-cold beer. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Queijo Canastra ==== | ||
+ | A world-famous artisanal cheese, semi-hard, buttery, and slightly tangy, traditionally produced in the Serra da Canastra region. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pastel de Angu ==== | ||
+ | Pastel dough made not from flour, but from creamy cornmeal (angu), then filled with minced beef or cheese and fried until golden. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ambrosia Mineira ==== | ||
+ | A sweet dessert made from milk, eggs, sugar, and cinnamon, simmered until it thickens into delicate, syrupy clumps. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Doce de Leite Mineiro ==== | ||
+ | The Minas version of dulce de leche — creamy, caramel-like milk sweet made the old-fashioned way in large copper pots. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bananada ==== | ||
+ | A thick banana sweet (sometimes rolled into candy bars) made simply with ripe bananas and sugar — a rustic dessert originally made to avoid wasting bananas. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Peixe na Telha ==== | ||
+ | Fish fillets cooked and served on a hot clay tile (telha) — a traditional and visually dramatic way to cook river fish while keeping them juicy and flavorful. [([[https:// | ||
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