Typical Meal & Common Dishes

-The national dish of Brazil is feijoada, which is a thick stew of pork and beef pieces with black beans. This meal is usually prepared in a clay pot.
-A typical meal in Brazil could be acaraje. This meal is made with black-eyed pease that are rolled into balls and deep-0fried in palm oil. This meal is usually stuffed with shrimp or peanuts. Other typical meals would include: churrasco (barbeque), coxinha (deep-fried chicken drumstick), moqueca (seafood stew with no water), pamonha (corn and milk paste wrapped in a corn husk), pao de queijo (bread rolls served with cheese), picadinho de jacare (alligator meat), and pizza.
-The national dessert of Brazil is called brigadeiro. This dessert looks similar to truffles. It's a thick mix of condensed milk, butter, and chocolate powder. Once they are cooked and cooled, they are covered in chocolate sprinkles.
-There are many desserts in Brazil. Some common desserts would include: arroz doce (rice pudding), bolo de rolo (guava-filled sponge cake), cuscus branco (tapioca pudding), goiabada (guava paste served with cheese), and papo de anjo (separately mixed egg yolks and whites boiled in syrup, then coated in rum or vanilla.