10+ Famous foods from around the world that Brazilians dared to create their own version (and maybe even better)

Brazil is a multicultural country and, without a doubt, this is reflected in the national cuisine. Our dishes are so rich and plentiful that we come to question whether certain foods are not native to Tupiniquin lands.

Would you imagine, for example, that in Italy there is no chicken pizza with catupiry? Or that there is no Dutch pie in Holland? The fact is that our ingredients create our identity, and the typical exaggeration (since we always use too much cheese) is capable of improving any foreign food.

So today, the awesome.club selected 12 examples to show how the Brazilian way of cooking improved some foods from its original recipe. Thus, you will know the reality about what it is like to eat in Brazil and what it is like to eat abroad, saving you from frustration when trying typical dishes in their respective countries of origin. Check out!

American cuisine is mainly recognized for having a certain peculiarity, however, not all foods are graced with a great and full-bodied presentation. An example of this is the hot dog which, in turn, is the cause of a considerable distance between the USA and Brazil.

Because, while in Uncle Sam’s land, the hot dog is prepared with bread, sausage, and at most, one or two strands of mustard and ketchup, here we put basically everything we can see: carrots, beets, grated cheese, raisins, corn, peas and even mashed potatoes. But let’s face it, it’s delicious, isn’t it?!

If there’s one thing Italians take seriously, it’s pizza. Therefore, the real pasta in Italy has strict criteria for preparation and ingredients, so that in the country not just any recipe can be called pizza. The pH of the water, the way of preparing the pasta and even the brand of the tomato sauce are fundamental for its preparation. What’s more, only 2 flavors are genuinely Italian: the margherita and the marinara, and the latter doesn’t even have cheese.

Known all over the world, the dish arrived in Brazil through immigrants and soon became popular in the 4 corners of the country, gaining completely different ways of being made and countless new flavors, among which are: chicken with catupiry, pepperoni, Portuguese and also eccentricities such as the Beef and cream🇧🇷 Today, it is one of the most loved foods by the Brazilian people, in fact, the passion for that “flood” of mozzarella seems to be in our DNA.

Speaking of him, who knew that our dear Beef and cream is an original Russian dish? While in Brazil it takes cream, tomato sauce — that’s when we don’t opt ​​for ketchup — fries, or straw, and it’s made with different types of meat, chicken or shrimp, in the genuine Russian version, it’s prepared with meat cut into thin strips, gilded and flamed, and dipped in the country’s classic sour cream: the smetana🇧🇷

Furthermore, in the largest country in the world, the Beef and cream it is commonly accompanied by coleslaw, cherry tomatoes, pickles, fresh herbs and, instead of french fries, mashed potatoes. Very different from what we are used to, right?!

Although we may think that French fries are a dish belonging to the “whole world”, there are theories about the true origin of this famous snack. The fame is that the delicacy was born from the Belgians, however, the French and the Spaniards are also in the battle for the appointment of inventors. Anyway, is it that even in Belgium, where the food is considered a national symbol, French fries are made as tasty as in Brazil?

In the European country, they are usually served in cone-shaped packages, with too much sauce, too much crunchiness and the occasional addition. While Brazilians present them with a real “incremented”, adding pepperoni, bacon, oregano, cheddar or other cheeses and, in some establishments, with strips of meat or chicken.

If you go to Spain, you will probably notice that churro is a dish that is very present in the daily lives of its people, as it is no wonder that it is a centuries-old food in the country. However, there is no irrefutable historical evidence that its origin is Spanish, in this way, the Portuguese also claim that the merit of the creation is theirs. The world, therefore, seems to have forgotten about this story, as early versions are usually attributed to Spanish culture.

There, the “sweet” is prepared in a very thin format, sprinkled with a little sugar and cinnamon, and served with a small portion of thick chocolate. Its original recipe, based on wheat flour and water, although simple, requires attention, as the dough can easily lump in the pan. The Tupiniquim version, modesty aside, is much more interesting: made by some people even with tapioca, it is traditionally filled with dulce de leche or chocolate, and enhanced with peanuts, hazelnut cream, fruits, edible confetti, ice cream, etc.

It is believed that the pastel, as we know it today, was created in Brazil during the Second World War, in the 1940s. At the time, Japanese immigrants and their descendants who arrived in Brazil, inaugurated and spread the pastry shops (establishments typically Chinese), to confuse their origin and circumvent the discrimination they suffered due to their country’s position in the war. In order to make it possible to prepare Asian dishes with Brazilian ingredients, they adapted the original recipe for spring rolls and gyozas, thus creating our famous food.

The big difference between the dishes is that while the Brazilian pastel is shaped like an envelope or half moon, the spring rolls are made as a roll, in fact, and the gyozas in an oblate shape, reminiscent of ravioli. However, all pasta is prepared in a similar way, with wheat as a base element, with a range of possibilities for their respective fillings, of animal or vegetable origin. But regardless of the country they come from, do we agree that the 3 are wonderful? And don’t go looking for pastel when you’re in Japan…

As the Japanese were mentioned, we could not forget one of their most famous dishes in the world: sushi. The origin of the food so loved by Brazilians dates back to the 4th century BC, and appeared in an unusual way at least. The Japanese used boiled rice to preserve raw fish for longer, but at one point, Yohei — an Asian cook, decided that the combination of foods could go beyond the storage function, serving them as a real dish. And that way, we would have the progeny of Sushi, which would later gain the addition of seaweed.

In restaurants in Japan, the delicate and graceful cuts of seafood are served in many ways, including roe and vegetables, all of which are very colorful. And like all aspects of foreign culture that enters another country, cuisine is not exempt from being strongly influenced by the local culture, so we have already created sushi in the glass, in the boat-shaped packaging, the sushi cake. .. May Asians not be upset about our fertility for creativity!

It is normal to think that the Croissant be from France, as it is a traditional element of the French breakfast. However, the origin of puff pastry bread in the shape of a half moon is attributed to the bakers of Vienna, Austria. And only from 1770 was introduced to the country of the Eiffel Tower.

Regardless of where in Europe, it is usually eaten pure and without fillings, at most with a little butter. As we “Brazilianized” the recipe here as much as we could, we arrived at croissants stuffed with chicken, cottage cheese, pepperoni, turkey breast, salads… and an almost infinite list of possibilities. What would Austrians think of that?

The traditional cappuccino recipe is well known: basically a combination of coffee with steamed milk, foam, and a dash of chocolate or cinnamon to finish. But does everyone know its origin? According to legend, during the Islamic invasion of Europe, in the 16th or 17th century, the army of Italy looted the many sacks of coffee left by the enemies in one of their hasty escapes. Despite this, the bitter taste of the grain did not please the Italians, and to improve it, they decided to add milk and honey to the drink. And so cappuccino was born.

Over time, of course, the recipe has been modified. In Brazil, the cappuccino variation consists mainly of changing the proportion of one of the ingredients: chocolate. Remember that we mentioned the typical exaggeration ingrained in Brazilian culture? So… What’s more, we were able to create really authentic flavors.

There is definitely no other dessert that represents Brazilian Christmas as well as French toast; sweets are already rooted in our culture and cannot be missing from suppers during the end-of-year festivities. It is known, therefore, that the Portuguese brought the delicacy to the Tupiniquin lands, and the whole story about its origin goes back to Portugal. However, this does not preclude the possibility that the original recipe has received strong influence from other parts of the world, since there are multiple variants of French toast across the globe, such as: the “Pain Lost” in France, the “Eggy Bread” in England, and the “French Toast” In the USA.

It is said that the food was created to reuse stale bread, but today, it goes far beyond simple reuse. The preparation of the Portuguese is similar to that of the Brazilians, however, they commonly add wine to the recipe, and in return, we add condensed milk. Furthermore, like any good dish that falls into national tastes, we decided to add ingredients to the delicacy, and now the dulce de leche, the hazelnut cream, the brigadeito, etc., make up the exclusively Brazilian variation of the recipe, with one more proof that our cooking is capable of improving any dish.

A tip: when visiting Holland, don’t order a pie like this, as the Dutch would be…