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The Brazilian Canon

Seventeen entries

Contents
I
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
opening II
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
opening III
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
opening IV
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
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The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
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The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
opening VII
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
opening VIII
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
opening IX
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
opening X
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Brazilian · V The Canonical Dishes

Proteins & Mains

Four entries

Brazilian churrasco is a philosophy of meat cookery built on coarse rock salt and fire. Picanha — the rump cap, prized above all other cuts — is its most celebrated expression. Alongside these live the preserved and fried traditions: carne de sol from the cattle culture of the Northeast, and acarajé, a sacred and iconic preparation of ground black-eyed peas fried in palm oil.

ChurrascoPicanhaCarne de SolAcarajé
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Brazilian · V The Canonical Dishes

Proteins & Mains

‹ V The Canonical Dishes

Brazilian churrasco is a philosophy of meat cookery built on coarse rock salt and fire. Picanha — the rump cap, prized above all other cuts — is its most celebrated expression. Alongside these live the preserved and fried traditions: carne de sol from the cattle culture of the Northeast, and acarajé, a sacred and iconic preparation of ground black-eyed peas fried in palm oil.

4 entries
ChurrascoPicanhaCarne de SolAcarajé

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