is a festive dish in
Brazilian cuisine
Brazilian cuisine is the set of cooking practices and traditions of Brazil, and is characterized by European cuisine, European, Amerindian, African tribes, African, and Asian (Levantine cuisine, Levantine, Japanese food, Japanese, and most rece ...
that is from the
Brazilian state of
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
located in the
Brazilian Amazon. It is of indigenous origin, and is made with leaves of the
Manioc plant that have been finely ground and boiled for at least four days and up to a week, to remove their
hydrogen cyanide
Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula, formula HCN and structural formula . It is a highly toxic and flammable liquid that boiling, boils slightly above room temperature, at . HCN is ...
content.
The ground and boiled leaves (') are then mixed with salted pork, dried meat and other
smoked ingredients, such as bacon and sausage. The dish is served with rice and
cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...
meal (''farinha''). is usually eaten during the
Círio de Nazaré,
a religious festival that takes place in October in the city of
Belém.
In Sergipe, the mentions the importance of for the cities of
Lagarto and
Simão Dias, a tradition passed from father to son, starting with a local merchant named João Mendes and passing to his son Rildo Mendes, known as (the fatty), where is a traditional dish of festivities.
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See also
* List of Brazilian dishes
References
External links
Brazilian tourism board
Brazilian cuisine
Pork dishes
Cassava dishes
Native American cuisine
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