Must try → Appetizers

It doesn't matter how many times I say Brazilian cuisine is excellent... you will only understand what I mean after you try it.
Today's post is delicious, smells good and it is crunchy!

Here are the appetizers you must try! 


Meat

Carne Seca com Aipim
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• Carpaccio - an Italian hors d'oeuvre consisting of thin slices of raw beef served with sauce. 
• Picanha na tábua - slices of picanha (red meat) served on a wooden board.
• Filé mignon no prato - filet Mignon served with slices of bread, sometimes it comes with lettuce, tomatoes and hearts of palm.
• Costelinha de porco - pork ribs
• Kibe - Kibbeh is a fried Lebanese appetizer, made of meat and lamb.
• Linguiça - pork sausage 
• Carne seca com mandioca or aipim - sun dried meat with yuca.

Bolinho de Bacalhau
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Seafood

• Bolinho de bacalhau - deep fried cod fish cake in a ball shape. 
• Camarão frito - fried shrimp with garlic.
• Ostras frescas - fresh oysters.
• Tilapia frita - small slices of fried tilapia.
• Polvo - octopus
• Lula frita - calamari
• Acarajé - deep fried cakes toped with shrimp and hot sauce.

Pupunha
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Others

• Pastel - a deep fried light pastry filled with cheese, meat, chicken or hearts of palm. 
• Tábua de frios - a variety of cold cuts like cheese, black/green olives, hearts of palm, sun dried tomato, prosciutto served with slices of french bread.
• Pupunha - is a type of heart of palm - served baked with herbs.
• Patê de beringela - eggplant spread.
• Frango a passarinho - small pieces of fried chicken with bones.
• Mandioca frita / Aipim frito - Fried yuca

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