Curious and fun facts about Brazil
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Nut candies in America and Brazil.
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| American pralines from South Carolina. |
Pralines is a recipe brought to America from French people. Made of pecans and cane sugar syrup is similar to the Brazilian peanut candy below.
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| Brazilian peanut candy, peanut brittle. |
Pé-de-moleque is a very popular peanut candy in the northeast of Brazil. Made of roasted peanut and panela, which is a raw sugar made from cane syrup.
The term "moleque" in Portuguese means boy, or being more specific an urchin or brat. And the word "pé" means foot. Pé-de-moleque means something like urchin's foot which it's a reference to the historical Brazilian streets made with local stones.
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| Tiradentes is a historical city in Minas Gerais State. |
Originally made with honey, it was introduced by Arabians in Portugal in the Middle Age. Later the Portuguese brought to Brazil and also India, where they call this candy "chikki".
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