Rice, beans and flours
- Long-grain white riceUsed for (examples)Arroz com feijãoSupermarketRice, pasta and grains
- Black beans (feijão preto)Used for (examples)Feijoada and everyday beansSupermarketDried beans and lentils
- Pinto beans (feijão carioca)Used for (examples)Everyday beans in São Paulo and the SoutheastSupermarketDried beans and lentils
- Cassava flour (farinha de mandioca)Used for (examples)FarofaBrazilian or Latin grocerRice, pasta and grains
- Sweet cassava starch (polvilho doce), sold as tapioca flourUsed for (examples)Pão de queijoSupermarketRice, pasta and grains
- Sour cassava starch (polvilho azedo)Used for (examples)Pão de queijo and biscoito de polvilhoBrazilian or Latin grocerRice, pasta and grains
- Fine cornmeal (fubá)Used for (examples)Bolo de fubáSupermarketRice, pasta and grains
Cans, jars and seasonings
- Sweetened condensed milk (leite condensado)Used for (examples)BrigadeiroSupermarketCanned and jarred goods
- Cocoa powderUsed for (examples)BrigadeiroSupermarketBaking aisle
- Table cream (creme de leite), sold as media cremaUsed for (examples)Pavê and creamy savory saucesBrazilian or Latin grocerDairy case
- Coconut milk (leite de coco)Used for (examples)Moqueca baianaSupermarketCanned and jarred goods
- Red palm oil (azeite de dendê)Used for (examples)Moqueca baianaBrazilian or Latin grocerOil and vinegar
- Olive oilUsed for (examples)Finishing and saladsSupermarketOil and vinegar
- Guava paste (goiabada)Used for (examples)Romeu e Julieta with queijo minasBrazilian or Latin grocerCanned and jarred goods
- Bay leaves (louro)Used for (examples)Everyday beans and feijoadaSupermarketSpice aisle
- Ground annatto (colorau)Used for (examples)Moqueca capixaba and pirãoBrazilian or Latin grocerSpice aisle
- Malagueta peppers, jarredUsed for (examples)Table pepper sauce for feijoadaBrazilian or Latin grocerCanned and jarred goods
Cheese and cured meats
- Requeijão cremosoUsed for (examples)Spread on bread and coxinha fillingBrazilian or Latin grocerDairy case
- Queijo minas frescalUsed for (examples)Romeu e Julieta and sandwichesBrazilian or Latin grocerDairy case
- ParmesanUsed for (examples)Pão de queijoSupermarketDairy case
- Salted dried beef (carne seca)Used for (examples)Feijoada and feijão tropeiroBrazilian or Latin grocerDeli case
- Smoked sausage (linguiça calabresa)Used for (examples)Feijoada and farofaBrazilian or Latin grocerDeli case
- Paio sausageUsed for (examples)FeijoadaBrazilian or Latin grocerDeli case
- Smoked baconUsed for (examples)Feijoada and farofaSupermarketDeli case
Fresh each week
- Garlic (alho)Used for (examples)The refogado base that almost every savoury dish starts withSupermarketProduce section
- Onions (cebola)Used for (examples)The refogado base, and raw in vinagreteSupermarketProduce section
- TomatoesUsed for (examples)Vinagrete and moquecaSupermarketProduce section
- Parsley and green onions (cheiro-verde)Used for (examples)Stews and saladsSupermarketProduce section
- Cilantro (coentro)Used for (examples)Moqueca garnishSupermarketProduce section
- Collard greens (couve)Used for (examples)Couve à mineiraSupermarketProduce section
- Bell peppersUsed for (examples)Moqueca baianaSupermarketProduce section
- Cassava root (mandioca, aipim)Used for (examples)Fried or mashed cassavaBrazilian or Latin grocerProduce section
- OrangesUsed for (examples)Sliced on the side of feijoadaSupermarketProduce section
- EggsUsed for (examples)Pão de queijo and farofaSupermarketDairy case
