Eat Smart in Brazil

How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Food & Embark on a Tasting Adventure

2nd Edition
ISBN 978-0-9641168-9-4
$13.95 paperback
5.5 x 8.5 - 160 Pages
Pub. Date 2006

Joan & David Peterson

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Menu

• About the Book
• About the Author
• Praise for Eat Smart in Brazil     
• Table of Contents  
• Ordering Information  
• Other EAT SMART Books by Ginkgo Press 

This smartly designed culinary travel guidebook opens up the world of Brazilian food to travelers, including students studying abroad, and tells how to find the most delicious, authentic, and adventuresome eating experiences there.

The second edition of Eat Smart in Brazil comes with a new cover design, as well as an updated resources chapter.  In addition, the index has been supplemented with a Portuguese translation for each English entry, making the book more useful for any traveler.

The author shares the secrets she's uncovered while hunting for something good to eat—from restaurant dining to home cooking to fresh market produce—to allow you to get to the heart of the culture through its cuisine. The book also includes recipes from some of the finest chefs in Brazil.

As you know, food is one of the first and most immediate contacts a traveler makes with a foreign country. Travelers to Brazil can make it a more memorable contact by taking along the easy-to-use Eat Smart in Brazil, one of the guides in the award-winning EAT SMART series. The authors show that traveling and eating in unfamiliar territory doesn’t have to be gastronomical guesswork.

I’d like to see more of this kind of book. Written by an expert in a readable style, “Eat Smart in Brazil” provides a succinct but informative overview of the country’s culinary culture. It includes historical, ethnic and regional overviews, recipes, shopping tips (both for local markets and for when back home), a culinary phrase guide, and two Portuguese-to-English glossaries – one to help when ordering in restaurants and the other to clarify definitions of food names and cooking terminology. The Eat Smart series is published independently, under the Ginkgo Press imprint. Joan Peterson is literally eating her way around the world with Ginkgo. Besides Brazil, she's covered Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Morocco, India and Peru. Unlike the run-of-the-mill globetrotting guidebook writer, this woman knows her stuff – which, of course, would be food.
—Bill Hinchberger, www.brazilmax.com

“[Eat Smart in Brazil] adds ¡Ole! to the kitchen. The history of Brazilian cuisine, descriptions of regional foods, a detailed menu dictionary, a glossary of ingredients, a phrase book, a guide to markets and a handful of recipes are packed into this paperback, which should be useful for the traveler, actual or armchair.”
—Florence Fabricant, The New York Times

“Don't even think of going to Brazil without this book. You'll recoup your investment in it within the first day.”
—Kate Moore, Travel Books Review

“To make the most of your Brazilian culinary adventure, pick up a copy of Eat Smart in Brazil. This one-of-a-kind introduction to Brazilian cuisine demystifies food selection. Even timid diners can feel confident ordering exotic, unfamiliar foods. Read it before your trip and carry it when you dine out.”
—Ruth Houston, Gold Coast Gazette

Preface 

Acknowledgments

The Cuisine of Brazil
An historical survey of the development of a unique cuisine influenced primarily by the cooking traditions of the native Indians, the Portuguese and the African slaves.

• The Indians 
• The Portuguese 
• The Africans 
• The Immigrants 

Regional Brazilian Food 
A quick tour through the five regions of Brazil to see the extraordinary diversity of cooking styles encountered in traveling the length and breadth of this enormous country.

• The North 
• The Northeast 
• The Center-West 
• The Southeast 
• The South 

Tastes of Brazil
A selection of delicious, easy-to-prepare regional and national recipes to try before leaving home.

Shopping in Brazil's Food Markets
Tips to increase your savvy in the exciting outdoor food markets and modern supermarkets.

Resources
A listing of markets carrying hard-to-find Brazilian foods and of some groups that focus on travel to Brazil or offer the opportunity to have person-to-person contact through home visits to gain a deeper understanding of the country, including its cuisine. 

• Mail-Order Suppliers of Brazilian Food Items 
• Some Useful Organizations to Know About 

Helpful Phrases
Questions in Portuguese, with English translations, which will assist you in finding, ordering and buying foods or ingredients, particularly regional specialties.

• Phrases for Use in Restaurants 
• Phrases for Use in Food Markets 
• Other Useful Phrases 

Menu Guide
An extensive listing of menu entries in Portuguese, with English translations, to make ordering food an easy and immediately rewarding experience.

Foods and Flavors Guide
A comprehensive glossary of ingredients and cooking methods in Portuguese, with English translations, including more detailed descriptions of the unfamiliar foods to allow quick identification in the marketplace.

Bibliography 

Index 

Eat Smart in Brazil - 2nd Edition
ISBN 0-9641168-9-8
Paperback
5.5 x 8.5 - 160 Pages
Pub. Date 2006

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