Tuesday, November 17, 2009

10 Unforgettable Brazilian Dishes You Never Heard Of

See here for Brazilian blogger Regina Sharf's post on some of Brazil's more popular but lesser known culinary offerings. If you're unfamiliar with buchada de bode and pato no tucupi, you should really bone up.

The jambu, which Regina describes as "numbing... a plant that causes a weird anesthesia effect on the mouth" sounds a bit like Sichuan peppercorn. With the exception of overdoing cloves I can't think of any other ingredient known for its numbing effect. Can you?

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4 comments:

Karen said...

sichuan peppercorns!

octopod said...

Is jambu the same thing as toothache plant? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acmella_oleracea)

gaming speicher said...

Jambu is a wonderful fruit. I have tasted it. It turns your whole mouth dark violet in colour. Should atleast try once.

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