is a traditional Brazilian cake made with (finely ground maize flour). The cake is associated with rural Brazil and is often eaten in the afternoon alongside coffee or tea. It is also common at as the festivities coincide with the harvest of corn in Brazil. The simplicity and prevalence of the cake throughout the country has led to several small variations to the basic recipe to include ingredients such as coconut milk, anise, , and cheese.
Etymology
is a Brazilian Portuguese word that designates flour generally, whether it be rice, cassava, or maize flour. The word was borrowed from the Kimbundu word for flour, which was used by enslaved Africans in Brazil to refer to dry milled corn.
According to the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, and cornmeal () are synonyms and both refer to milled and sifted corn.da Silva Jr., Jarbas Barbosa (13 April 2017).Resolução da Diretoria Colegiada – RDC n° 150, de 13 de Abril de 2017 [Collegiate Board Resolution - RDC No. 150, of April 13, 2017] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Despite this official definition, in colloquial Brazilian Portuguese, generally refers to very finely ground cornmeal that is used for baking, whereas has larger grains and is used for cooking.
See also
, cooked in a banana leaf
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