Culinary

Caranguejada – It is made of crabs cooked with coconut and other spices.

Carne-de-sol – It is a kind of dry and salty meat, found all over Brazilian Northeastern Region. It is also called Carne do Ceará, Carne do Sertão, and Carne de Vento.

Cocada – Candy made of coconut, with white or dark sugar, cut to squared or rounded frames. Cocada is one of the oldest and most consumed candies in Brazil.

Cuscuz – It is made of manioc flour, seasoned with salt and coconut. It is eaten with sugar or butter, in breakfast or supper meals.

Green Beans – They are served with manioc flour or regional butter called ‘manteiga do sertão’.

Lingüiça do Sertão – It is a typical sausage from the Inlands of Northeastern Region.

Macaxeira – It is the manioc, served boiled or fried.

Paçoca – It is made of ‘carne de sol’ meat cut to threads, mixed up with manioc flour and onions.

Fried Fish – The fish is fried in ‘dendê’ oil and served with ‘tapioca’.

Butter Cheese – Made on the farms, it is yellow-colored and slightly salty.