Whether in Bahia or in the state of Espírito Santo, this classic of Brazilian cuisine is on the menu of several restaurants.
Despite being based on fish, seafood or plantains (hello vegans!), as well as greens and cilantro, it’s worth remembering that not all moqueca is created equal. The recipe, which combines indigenous, African and Portuguese influences, appears in some versions throughout Brazil. While the Bahian version uses coconut milk and palm oil, the moqueca capixaba is scented (and coloured!) with annatto. Regardless of the version, the fact is that Brazilians are passionate about the recipe. So much so that several restaurants in São Paulo serve moqueca. With the exponential increase of the vegetarian and vegan public in recent years, it is possible to find the recipe in a vegetarian version. Below, check out a selection of addresses offering the dish.
Tordesillas
The menu prepared by chef Mara Salles, a true celebration of Brazilian cuisine, leaves room for some variations of the capixaba moqueca. Based on abadejo, onion, tomato, annatto, olive oil and coriander, it is served in a terracotta pot and arrives on the table with rice farofa and palm oil (from R$95). Other orders include the fish and shrimp moqueca (from R$105), as well as the vegan one, with plantain and coconut milk (R$72). The Bahian version, which also has peppers, coconut milk and palm oil, is not on paper, but anyone who wants it can ask.
Al. Tietê, 489, Jardins. 3107-7444. Thursday and Friday, 12:00/15:00 and 19:00/22:30 (Sat, 12:00/17:00 and 19:00/22:30. Sun, 12:00/17:00) . Own deliveries and via iFood.
Moqueca Bahia
Under the command of chef Leo Bahiense, the delivery, which emerged in the midst of the pandemic, has the moqueca as its protagonist, one of the recipes that are part of his childhood memories. Of course he, who was born in Salvador (BA), presents the Bahian version of the recipe, made with coconut milk, palm oil, pepper and coriander. The menu brings together versions such as tilapia moqueca (from R$ 69.90), the mixed one, with sea bass and prawns (single from R$ 109.90), as well as the vegan one, with ground banana and white beans, or chickpeas (from R $ 54.90). The moquecas come garnished with white rice, palm oil farofa with onion and green chili sauce.
Orders on tel. 96434-5405. From 4 to 6, 12h/15h. (Sat. and Sun., 12h/16h). Shipping on request.
Badue
The restaurant’s São Paulo branch, based in Juqueí on São Paulo’s north coast, focuses on fish and seafood, which serve as the basis for recipes such as moquecas de Bahia, with coconut milk and palm oil, that appear in some versions of the menu. Among the suggestions, which serve two people, we highlight the fish moqueca (R$ 208) and the prawns with plantain (R$ 278). Both arrive on the table with rice, farofa with palm oil and fish polenta.
R. José Maria Lisboa, 1397, Jardins. 2894-1804. 12h / 16h (Tuesday to Thursday, 12h / 15h and 19h / 00h. Fri, 12h / 15h and 19h / 23h30. Sat., 12h / 00h. Sun., 12h / 22h).
Mixed race
Chef Ina de Abreu’s restaurant serves Thai-inspired cuisine, but with a Brazilian twist. One of the items on the menu is the Moqueca Bahiana, made with sea bass and shrimps (R$116), which is served with rice and farofa. Your order appears on the executive menu served on Tuesday lunchtimes and Saturdays.
Rua Fernando de Albuquerque, 277, Consolação. 3256-3165. 11.45am / 11pm (Tuesday to Thursday, 11.45am / 12am Fri & Sat, 11.45am / 1am Sun, 11.45am / 11pm). Delivery from iFood.
Camellia Òdòdó
A mix of cafeteria and restaurant, the address run by chef and host Bela Gil presents a cuisine based on vegetables and agro-ecological ingredients from small producers. Served on Sundays, the vegan moqueca is made with plantains and peppers, tomatoes, homemade coconut milk and palm oil. It is garnished with MST agroecological rice with coconut (R $ 63) and farofa palm oil.
R. Girasol, 451B, Vila Madalena. 3815-7987. 9am / 10.30pm. Delivery from iFood.
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