I've just uploaded a Hi-res version of this clip. Check it out. Despite being a Lebanese import, Kibe is one of Brazil's most popular snacks. Especially in Rio de Janeiro and S?o Paulo, where it's sold on most snack bars, market stalls and even on the beach.
Most people here in Brazil would call this a banana pie but there's no flour in it, so I guess we can't call it pie. The recipe was taught to me by the very cook featured in the clip, Celia. She's a typical Brazilian house cook and has a huge repertoire of delicious recipes. You can get a full recipe for it at www.cucabrazuca.com. This clip was shot on a Canon 550D DSLR camera with a 50mm lens and edited in FinalCut Pro.
Tastier than potato chips, deep-fried cassava chips are a simple but delicious Brazilian specialty. Very crispy and crunchy on the outside but fluffy and creamy on the inside. Have it with a cracking cold glass of beer or a good caipirinha.
Muqueca is a fish stew with tomatoes, red peppers, onions, coconut milk and palm oil. It's quite simple to prepare and goes very well with plain white rice. Although Muqueca comes from the North Eastern state of Bahia, it's eaten throughout Brazil.
My friend Susan Johnson took me to a wonderful Chorinho concert... right in the middle of a food market. Later she and I made rice with squid, which is a cheap and cheerful Brazilian recipe.
André Paranhos and his mates are experts in Feijoadas. In the last 2 years, the team has eaten more than 120 feijoadas in restaurants and bars all over Rio de Janeiro. Then stopped to blog about it on their blog feijoadascariocas.blogspot.com We joined them for a mission at Botequim 184, in Botafogo and had a great time judging the feijoada.
Carnival Parade with London School of Samba at Covent Garden
Another great Afro-Brazilian dish. Farofa is toasted casava flower fried in butter with a variety of other ingredients. It's a wonderful accompaniment to other Brazilian dishes. Yellow Farofa is mixed with Dende (Palm Oil) which gives its great colour and adds to the nutty taste. Ideal for eating with fish dishes.
Well, not so plain. Brazilians like their rice well spiced - fried on oil, garlic and onions. The rice then slowly steams away until lovely and fluffy. Very easy to make and accompanies many popular Brazilian dishes.
Four groovie kids from Brazil teach you how to prepare their favourite party treat.
Nando Cuca cooks Feijoada for some 60 friends. Feijoada is more than a dish, it's a national treasure - a Black beans stew with pork, dried beef (carne seca) and spicy sausages. Easy to prepare and quite delicious.
How to prepare quindim: a typical afro-brazilian/portuguese dessert.
Brazilian born designer-turned chef Nando Cuca shows how simple it is to make Brazil's king of cocktails, the Caipirinha
A tipical Afro-Brazilian dish to celebrate 200 years since English Parliament abolished slavery
Rump, or as Brazilians call it 'Picanha', is the king of BBQ cuts. But unless you know how to prepare it and put it on the spike you may end up with a very dry piece of steak. So we visited Buffet Brazil in SW London, whose BBQ master Fernando gave us a simple demo. Nando Cuca helped... in the eating department.
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