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Feijão com Arroz (São Tomé)

São Tomé and Príncipe

The cocoa islands' bean and oil rice: feijão à moda da terra — beans and rice cooked with palm oil and sometimes dried fish — plantation food turned home classic. Ingredients: red beans, rice, palm oil, onions, dried fish (optional), chiles, salt.

What it is

The cocoa islands' bean and oil rice: feijão à moda da terra — beans and rice cooked with palm oil and sometimes dried fish — plantation food turned home classic. Ingredients: red beans, rice, palm oil, onions, dried fish (optional), chiles, salt. Recipe: 1) Boil beans until tender. 2) Add rice to the bean liquor. 3) Finish with palm oil and onions fried crisp. 4) Serve with fried banana. Serve: daily, at homes and roças (plantations). Flavor: earthy, red-oil rich. History: São Tomé was the world's cocoa frontier (the 'chocolate islands'); its workers' bean rice is the roças' legacy. See also: Calulu (São Tomé), Banana Frita (São Tomé).

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