{"id":3139,"date":"2023-12-29T19:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookinrio.com\/food\/?page_id=3139"},"modified":"2024-02-01T03:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T03:47:00","slug":"top-comida-a-quilo-restaurant-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookinrio.com\/food\/foods-to-try-in-brazil\/top-comida-a-quilo-restaurant-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"What to eat at a Comida a Quilo Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A cheap yet tasty way to try some unique Brazilian vegetables is to hop into a food-by-the-pound restaurant called Comida-a-quilo <\/em>restaurant, where you weigh the food on your plate and pay accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, you can look for jil\u00f3<\/em> (Scarlet eggplant) and xuxu <\/em>(chayote squash), and some might have Casquinha de Siri<\/em> (Stuffed Crab Shells). Also, some offer Torresmo (pork rind), which are pork cracklings or pork rinds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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jil\u00f3<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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xuxu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Casquinha de Siri<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, you may come across cupim <\/em>(beef hump) <\/em>or picanha <\/em>(ramp cap), which are cuts of meat. Most of them will have the vinaigrette served along with the steaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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picanha <\/em>(ramp cap)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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vinaigrette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Also, you can try some salads, especially those with Brazilian leaves, such as chic\u00f3ria<\/em> (green vegetables which taste like chicory). Lastly, try all forms of cassava, manioc, and yuca; in Brazil, they are called mandioca. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salad with Brazilian leaves (chic\u00f3ria<\/em>) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mandioca (manioc or cassava)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In English, manioc, cassava<\/a>, and yuca are all the same roots. This root, mandioca, can be served boiled, deep-fried, or as a puree\u2014in other words, smashed or mashed\u2014and can accompany anything that a potato could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boiled Cassava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Deep-fried Cassava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mashed Cassava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The root Manioc = cassava = yuca, is a far healthier carbohydrate than potatoes, rice, wheat, or corn. It is a complex carbohydrate full of fiber, tons of nutrients, and slow-release sugars. Therefore, whenever it shows up on the menu, do opt for it, especially fried cassava, which is called aipim frito<\/em> in Rio de Janeiro. In the rest of Brazil, it’s called mandioca frita. In the northeast of Brazil, it’s called macaxeira <\/em>frita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While visiting a comida-a-quilo (sometimes comida-a-kilo), you can find traditional Brazilian dishes such as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n