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Brazilian cuisine · Beans, farofa and a Saturday feijoada: churrasco, street açaí and an African-Portuguese-Indigenous map.

Brazilian cuisine changes by valley, coast and capital. São Paulo is one node, not the whole map.

The meters treat heat, ferment, street density and sharing as the axes that actually organise meals.

Systems

São Paulo metro

A regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine centred on São Paulo and Feijoada.

Rio de Janeiro table

A regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine centred on Rio de Janeiro and Pão de queijo.

Salvador table

A regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine centred on Salvador and Churrasco.

Belo Horizonte table

A regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine centred on Belo Horizonte and Moqueca.

Belém table

A regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine centred on Belém and Acarajé.

Region 5

Another regional kitchen of Brazilian cuisine.

Relative meters

56
Spice
64
Umami / ferment
76
Street density
60
Technique ceiling
72
Accessibility abroad
50
Price spread
Spice
Relative chili/pepper heat across the 32-cuisine atlas.
Umami / ferment
cachaça / tucupi / cheese bread dough as the savoury bass.
Street density
How much of Brazilian cuisine is eaten standing or on stools.
Technique ceiling
Craft depth from home pot to restaurant.
Accessibility abroad
How easily English-speaking cities already cook or buy it.
Price spread
Gap from street Feijoada to tasting-menu rooms.

Hotspots

São Paulo

A hotspot for Feijoada and the local pantry of Brazilian cuisine.

Rio de Janeiro

A hotspot for Feijoada and the local pantry of Brazilian cuisine.

Salvador

A hotspot for Feijoada and the local pantry of Brazilian cuisine.

Belo Horizonte

A hotspot for Feijoada and the local pantry of Brazilian cuisine.

Belém

A hotspot for Feijoada and the local pantry of Brazilian cuisine.

Materials

cachaça / tucupi / cheese bread dough

The savoury bass.

rice / beans / cassava

The meal starch.

Feijoada staples

The icon pantry.

Market produce

The daily vegetable and protein.

Regional pride in this cuisine is argued through Feijoada and Pão de queijo more than through a single official recipe.

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