Street Food, Savories & Petiscos

The salgadinhos — coxinhas, pastéis, quibes, acarajés — are the fried heart of Brazilian street food, born of market stalls, boteco counters and children's parties. Every one is finger food by design: crisp outside, molten or dense within, eaten standing up.

20 recipes in this section of the archive.

• CoxinhaChicken Croquette
• Pastel de FeiraFried Pastry
• Bolinho de BacalhauCod Fritter
• QuibeBrazilian Kibbeh
• AcarajéBlack-Eyed Pea Fritter
• Mandioca FritaFried Cassava
• Queijo CoalhoGriddled Cheese
• Frango a PassarinhoGarlic Fried Chicken
• Cachorro QuenteBrazilian Hot Dog
• Bolinho de CarneBeef Croquette
• EmpadãoChicken Pot Pie
• Bolinho de ArrozRice Fritters
• EsfihaBeef Sfiha
• Dadinho de TapiocaTapioca Dice
• EnroladinhoSausage Roll
• EmpadinhaMini Chicken Pies
• Pastel de FornoBaked Pastry
• Kibe FritoFried Kibbeh
• Pinhão CozidoBoiled Pine Nuts
• Pipoca DoceSweet Popcorn