Brazilian Food

True or False

100

Brazilians love spicy food.

False.

200

Brazilains eat a lot of rice and beans.

True.

300

For Brazilians, food and fellowship go together. 

True.

400

People in Brazil don't eat much meat.

False. Brazilians love churrasco!

500

Brigadeiro is a popular drink in Brazil.

False. It is a popular (and delicious) dessert.

Famous dishes

100

Coxinha is a popular snack in Brazil. It is deep-fried dough filled with chicken. Brazilians love coxinha. What does the name coxinha mean?

"little thigh"

200

What is moqueca?

A seafood stew - Moqueca is typically made with shrimp or fish in a base of tomatoes, onions, garlic, lime, coriander, palm oil and coconut milk. 

300

"Romeo and Juliet" is a popular dessert dish in Brazil. Name its 2 main ingredients. 

Cheese and goiabada (guava marmelade)

400

Which is an acaraje?

Letter B

500

What is feijoada?

A black bean stew with pork and beef. It's served with rice, farofa, saute cabbage, and orange.

Fruit and vegetables

100

Boba pearls are made of tapioca, which we get from a root. This same root can be made into several dishes like farofa, cakes, buns, pastries, biscuits and more. What is the name of the root?

Cassava (or yuca).

200

Which picture does NOT show mangoes?

B - cambuca

300

What is the name of this fruit?

Maracuja (passion fruit)

400

Known as a super fruit, this berry is native to the Amazon and can made into smoothies, bowls or powder to add to your yogurt, for example. What is its name?

Açaí

500

Native to the Amazon, guarana is a berry with the highest concentration of caffeine in plants and is present in many energy drinks. Which part of the body do the look like?

Eyes

drinks

100

In south Brazil, people drink Chimarrão - a hot herbal drink. What is the main ingredient in it?

Yerba mate (or just mate)

200

Caldo de cana (or sugar cane juice) is a popular drink in Brazil. How is it made?

By crushing the sugar cane.

300

Juice bars with endless menus are very common in Brazil. Which of these is NOT a fruit: jaboticaba, graviola, cenoura.

cenoura (carrot)

400

Caipirinha is a famous Brazilian alcoholic drink. It's main ingredient is cachaça - a white rum made of sugar cane. Name 2 more ingredients in caipirinha.

sugar, lime, ice

500

In Brazil you can find coconut water anywhere. It is a very popular drink and very healthy. Can you name 2 benefits of coconut water?

Scavenger hunt

100

Name a Brazilian fruit you'd like to try.

cupuaçu, maracujá, jaboticaba, cajá, cajú, papaya, acerola, pitanga, atemoya, graviola...

200

Name three things you can make with cupuaçu.

Smoothie, ice cream, juice, desserts, butter...

300

Name one food Brazil exports.

soybeans, corn, coffee, sugar, orange juice, beef, chicken meat...

400

What is the main breakfast drink in Brazil?

coffee

500

Name this dish.

Pudim