Bahian Foodways

Regional

The most distinctive regional kitchen in Brazil, built on DENDÊ palm oil, coconut milk, dried shrimp, malagueta and coriander: MOQUECA BAIANA in a clay panela with dendê and coconut; vatapá, caruru, bobó de camarão, xinxim de galinha; acarajé and abará; cocada and quindim. ⚠ BAHIA IS NOT ONLY AFRO-BRAZILIAN: the Recôncavo, the cacao coast around Ilhéus, the sertão with its carne de sol and goat, and Portuguese and Indigenous layers are all distinct and all here.