{"id":70,"date":"2009-04-06T22:06:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T03:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cktranslations.com\/blog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2009-05-11T09:48:39","modified_gmt":"2009-05-11T14:48:39","slug":"easter-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cktranslations.com\/blog\/foreign-language-instruction-for-children\/easter-in-brazil","title":{"rendered":"Easter in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Easter is celebrated differently around the world. In Brazil, the largest Catholic country in the world, meat is definitely a no in 99% of the households. I still taste the flavor of Vatap\u00e1 and Xixim de Galinha with rice, the smell of dende and cashews\u00a0cooking while my father stirs frentically to avoid burning&#8230;.hours of preparation, not a Rachel Ray&#8217;s meal.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t have Easter Egg Hunts, our eggs are a pound or more with toys and other different things inside.<\/p>\n<p>Friday is called Sexta Feira da paix\u00e3o\u00a0 and it is the most important day, when families get together, a lot of businesses close that day and Sunday is called Domingo de P\u00e1scoa.<\/p>\n<p>Some Words:<\/p>\n<p>Easter &#8211; P\u00e1scoa<\/p>\n<p>Egg- Ovo<\/p>\n<p>Rabbit- Coelho<\/p>\n<p>Basket &#8211; Cesta<\/p>\n<p>Family, a home cooked meal, gathering and talking, all the ingredients to a great Easter Party anywhere in the world!<\/p>\n<p>Vatap\u00e1s recipe:<\/p>\n<h2>Vatapa<br \/>\ningredients<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5 style=\"margin-top: 9px;\"><strong>Dried shrimp<\/strong><br \/>\n100 grams or 1\/4 pound<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Halibut<\/strong><br \/>\nOr other firm-fleshed, non-oily fish.<br \/>\n700 grams or 1 1\/2 pounds<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Coconut milk<\/strong><br \/>\n5 deciliters or 2 cups<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Dende (palm nut) oil<\/strong><br \/>\n30 milliliters or 2 tablespoons<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Chopped onions<\/strong><br \/>\n12 centiliters or 1\/2 cup<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Minced garlic<\/strong><br \/>\n15 milliliters or 1 tablespoon<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Water<\/strong><br \/>\n5 deciliters or 2 cups<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Bay leaf<\/strong><br \/>\n1 medium sized<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Chopped fresh chili peppers<\/strong><br \/>\n6 centiliters or 1\/4 cup<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Salt<\/strong><br \/>\n5 milliliters or 1 teaspoon<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Peanuts<\/strong><br \/>\nFreshly ground unsalted, shelled, skinned and roasted.<br \/>\n8 centiliters or 1\/3 cup<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\"><strong>Fine-grained cornmeal<\/strong><br \/>\n6 centiliters or 1\/4 cup<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"red\" \/>\n<h2>Vatapa<br \/>\ncooking steps<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Chop the shrimp in a food processor or electric blender.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Bone and skin the fish. Discard the skin. Reserve the bones for step 3. Cut the fish into 2 1\/2 centimeter (1 inch) cubes and reserve them for step\u00a08.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Add the shrimp, coconut milk, and fish bones to a thick-bottomed 1 1\/2 to 2 liter (1 1\/2 to 2 quart) saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer the mixture for 30 minutes, stirring now and then.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Heat the oil in a thick-bottomed 2 to 3 liter (1 to 3 quart) saucepan over low to moderate heat. Saut\u00e9 the onions for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic and saut\u00e9 this mixture for 1 minute, stirring constantly.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Stir 4 deciliters (1 3\/4 cups) of the water into the onion-garlic mixture. Stir in the bay leaf, chili peppers, salt, and peanuts. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook it for 10 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Discard the bay leaf from the onion-garlic preparation. Strain into this preparation the shrimp coconut mixture. Simmer the combination for 5 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px;\">Soak the cornmeal in the remaining 6 centiliters or 1\/4 cup water for 5 minutes. Slowly stir the moist cornmeal into the pot. Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 12px;\">Add the fish cubes to the pot. Thoroughly submerge them and gently cook the preparation over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally and very gently. Serve the Vatapa immediately.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 12px;\">Bom Apetite!<\/p>\n<p>Claudia Krusch<\/p>\n<p>CK Translations<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning Portuguese, about other cultures\u00a0or other languages, log on my website for more information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cktranslations.com\">www.cktranslations.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easter is celebrated differently around the world. In Brazil, the largest Catholic country in the world, meat is definitely a no in 99% of the households. 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