Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
COOKING TERMS
Assado
Cachaça
Sugar-cane rum
Roasted
Café com leite
Coffee with hot milk
Bem gelado
Well chilled
Cafézinho
Small black coffee
Churrasco
Barbecue
Caipirinha
Rum and lime cocktail
Cozido
Boiled, steamed
Cerveja
Bottled beer
Cozinhar
To cook
Chopp
Draught beer
Grelhado
Grilled
Com gás/sem gás
Sparkling/still
Mal passado/Bem passado
Rare/well done (meat)
Suco
Fruit juice
Médio
Medium-grilled
Vinho
Wine
Milanesa
Breaded
Vitamina
Fruit juice made with milk
Na chapa/Na brasa
Charcoal-grilled
FOOD GLOSSARY
Açúcar
SPICES
TEMPEROS
Sugar
Alho
Garlic
Alho e óleo
Garlic and olive oil sauce
Canela
Cinnamon
Arroz
Rice
Cheiro verde
Fresh coriander
Azeite
Olive oil
Coentro
Parsley
Farinha
Dried manioc flour beans
Cravo
Clove
Manteiga
Butter
Malagueta
Very hot pepper, looks
Molho
Sauce
like red or yellow cherry
Ovos
Eggs
Pão
Bread
DRINKS
BEBIDAS
Água mineral
Pimenta
Pepper
Mineral water
Queijo
Cheese
Batida
Fresh fruit juice (sometimes
Sal
Salt
with
cachaça
)
Sorvete
Ice cream
