Street Food and Snacks


Acaraje The omni-present king of all street snacks in Bahia: Black-eye pea cake deep fried in palm oil, then filled with dried shrimp, vatapa and okra , all optional. Reject the peppers or you`ll die (“sem pimenta!”).

	Abara A banana-leaf-steamed Acaraje. Good for those avoiding deep-fried stuff.
	Bolinho de Estudante A dry tapioca pressed into shape, grilled then rolled in cinamon sugar.
	Pão de Queijo Cheese puffs like you never had them before. Absolute must.
	Pastel de Carne Very much like a deep fried ground beef wonton. Must try.
	Empada de Camarão Shrimp cup pastry.
	Kibe Arabic snack made from deep fried whole-wheat surrounding a spicy ground beef center.

Coxinha String chicken pastry inside deep-fried dough.
Bolinho de Aipim Deep-fried cassava dough with a ground beef center.
Cachorro Quente (hot dog) A variation of the NY style hotdog: bread, hot dog link, tomato paste with onions and peppers, then optionals: corn, string potatoes, parmesan and other stuff. Forget the other stuff.
Esfiha A tri-folded pizza of Arabic origin. Must have.
Churros Deep fried dough filled with none other than doce de leite (caramel’s rich cousin). Then rolled in cinnamon sugar. Mmmmm good.
Misto Quente Ham and cheese sandwich, made with stringy mozzarella. A must and usually very safe.
X-Tudo Double cheese burger with everything they have to offer: bacon, fried egg, sausage, pulled chicken, string potatoes, etc etc.
Pastel de Forno Oven baked folded pie with various flavor fillings. Great usually.
Bolinho de Bacalhau Cod fish cake in ball format. Very good. Eat it with olive oil. Don’t try the peppers.