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- noun A toasted
manioc flour used inBrazilian cookery
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Examples
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A true feijoada completa comes with many side dishes—steamed white rice, sliced oranges, sautéed shredded collard greens and farofa, a breadcrumb-like mixture of manioc flour and onions that mixes well with the rice and soaks up the bean juices.
The Feijoada From Ipanema Nani Power 2012
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Serve with the traditional sides of steamed white rice, farofa, sautéed collard greens, sliced oranges, a healthy dash or two of molho apimentado Brazilian hot sauce with whole peppers and an icy caipirinha.
The Feijoada From Ipanema Nani Power 2012
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The traditional side dish of farofa was the Indian addition, so it is indeed a blend of Brazil's cultures.
The Feijoada From Ipanema Nani Power 2012
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At left, assorted grilled meats with rice, farofa and feijoada (black bean stew with pork meat).
Espetus Churrascaria 2010
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Particular thanks to ejaydee and Sao Paolo-ite farofa for their contributions – muy rico.
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To make farofa, melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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The traditional topping of farofa toasted manioc, comes straight from Indians in the rain forest.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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Get a little scoop of everything you see: some julienned, barely cooked greens; surprisingly flavorful long-grain white rice; tasty stewed pinto beans; feijoada, a rich black-bean stew loaded with tasty pork bits (including bacon, ribs, hocks, and tails); farofa
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At our favourite restaurant at the cidade alta (high point of the city) we ate beautiful chicken, rice, farofa, beans and cheese sauce and again drank our caiperinhas.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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At our favourite restaurant at the cidade alta (high point of the city) we ate beautiful chicken, rice, farofa, beans and cheese sauce and again drank our caiperinhas.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
mollusque commented on the word farofa
A Brazilian side-dish made of manioc. (Citation at amendoim.)
October 2, 2008