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Tutu de feijão is a traditional dish originating from the region of Minas Gerais. The dish is made with a combination of puréed beans (traditionally black beans) and cassava flour that's used as a thickening agent. Other ingredients used in the dish include onions, garlic, olive oil, parsley, and bay leaves.
Although there are many variations on the dish, it's usually served accompanied by pork sausages, rice, eggs, or sometimes kale.
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Feijão tropeiro is a traditional dish from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. A favorite dish of cattle rangers (tropeiros), it consists of beans that are cooked with salted or dried meat, manioc flour, and various flavorings, herbs, and vegetables.
Today, there are numerous variations on the dish, so the type of beans and meat vary from one part of the country to the next. It is believed that the dish was invented during the Brazilian Colonial period, when tropeiros used to sell things while traveling on horses, bringing beans, manioc flour, and dried meat with them on long journeys.
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Although this sweet treat typically does not contain any cashews, its name, cajuzinho, literally means little cashew. It consists of finely chopped or ground peanuts, condensed milk, sugar, and cocoa powder, shaped into small, conical cashews that are usually rolled in granulated sugar.
Cashew nuts may be added, but peanuts are dominant in flavor when cajuzinho is consumed. This popular sweet is found throughout Brazil, either prepackaged or made at home, and it is especially popular at Brazilian parties. If made in a traditional manner, it is common to press a single peanut into each cajuzinho.