Stewed black beans puréed with cassava flour, served with bacon fried and mixed with cabbage.

Beans cooked in a casserole with onions, bacon and garlic, leeks, chopped pepperoni and thickened with manioc flour.

Pitomba. In Bahia pitomba refers to the fruit of a tree native to Bahia producing bright yellowish-orange edible berries. These have thin, tender skin, and soft, juicy, golden-yellow pulp. They are aromatic, slightly acid and faintly resinous in flavor. The fruit is used for jellies, preserves and carbonated beverages.

Malt whisky

Brazil plum. A relative of the hog plum and the mango which is round, yellow to red or green fruit with a leathery shell which grows on a small tree on the scrublands of northeastern Brazil. It is about 2-4 cm (1") in diameter. The flesh is soft and juicy, with a sweet taste and distinct aroma and large, dark-coloured pip (US: pit). Used in making ice creams.

Shot. A shot is somewhere between 1.5 fl oz (~44 ml) and 50 ml, depending on where you are. It may also be a small cup.

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