Food & Cuisine in Chapada dos Veadeiros

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Goiás cuisine generally consists of cassava, corn, game and savanna fruits. A traditional dish here is pequi, served with galinhada or with rice. But remember, when you order this dish, not to bite the pit of the pequi, because if you do, your tongue might get covered with thorns. You must try the delectable bitter palm sticks: camargo and guariroba. Also sample curau - sweet corn parcels, and a variety of other corn dishes.

While the local cuisine in Chapada dos Veadeiros uses a lot of fish and meat, you will find plenty of vegetarian food here too.

This Chapada dos Veadeiros Restaurant Guide gives information on the local cuisine and popular dishes, as well as listing some recommended Chapada dos Veadeiros restaurants. Our Chapada dos Veadeiros Shopping Guide has some useful information on the great souvenirs and gifts available to purchase on your trip. You can aso find more information on Brazilian food and cuisine in our Brazil Restaurant Guide.

Food & Cuisine in Chapada dos Veadeiros

The cuisine in Chapada dos Veadeiros has a distinct flavour because of the pequi, a fruit which is about as big as a navel orange. The bright yellow pulp of the fruit is used to impart flavour to an assortment of dishes. It is used especially in the chicken-and-rice that is served along with grilled surubim na telha, a freshwater fish. December to April is the pequi season, and cooks preserve the abundant harvest to use the preserved fruit in rice dishes all through the year.

Some of the other delicacies in Chapada dos Veadeiros that you must taste are: peixe na telha, a kind of fresh water fish that is grilled/cooked on a clay tile; empadão goiano, a pie cooked with beef and chicken; and, guariroba rice, which is cooked with the pulp of the bitter fruit.

A typical menu of the region includes a variety of dishes cooked with pork, beef and fish from the ranches in the region, as well as harvested crops of manioc, maize, rice and soybean. Meat is a favourite with the local people because there are cattle all around. Pamonha, a delicious snack made with green corn, is available at pamonharia stands all across town and is a favourite snack in the region.

The country has a cache of all sorts of vegetables and fruits. You can even bargain for yummy Pão de Queijo or cheese buns at the street side food stalls. All-you-can-eat restaurants in Chapada dos Veadeiros and comida por quilo serve a variety of freshly cooked dishes that are tasty and healthy.