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The craving for sweet, citrusy, tangy, or refreshing tropical fruit can take over without warning.  Luckily, if you live in Brazil or have access to delicious Brazilian food, you’ll be able to take care of that fruit craving in no time.  Brazil is well-known as one of the top fruit-producing countries on Earth.  There are fruits that are native to Brazil, such as mango, pineapple, passion fruit, and guava.  There are also fruits that have been introduced into the country and grown there due to its tropical temperatures, such as oranges and kiwi.  Fruits are a staple in Brazilian cooking as well as a healthy part of Brazilian culture.  These fruits are used abundantly in Brazilian cuisine for their bright colors, their healthiness, and of course, their taste.

Fruits: The sweet taste on the food
Brazil is a large country with a rich history that is made up of many different cultures.  When the Portuguese came into the country in the 1500s, they brought their style of cuisine with them which incorporates sweet desserts, sugar, and fruit into their cooking.  The Brazilians are known the world over for their “sweet tooth” and this is due to a combination of influences from the Portuguese and other European countries that migrated to Brazil.  The Brazilians use many sweet and savory foods in their cooking, including cloves, cinnamon, spices, and fruits.

Fruits are full of healthy and natural sugars
Fruits, like mango, pineapple, and guava, are full of healthy and natural sugars.  While fruits like mango were first cultivated in East Africa, Portuguese traders brought the mango seeds with them to Brazil in the 16th century.  Now, mango is used in traditional Brazilian dishes such as Spicy Mango Salad, Camarao con Mango (Shrimp with Mango), or Brazilian Mango Mousse.  Whether you like your fruit served in an appetizer, main course, or in a dessert, the mango is featured throughout the meal in Brazilian cooking.  Mango is a sweet, succulent, tangy fruit that works well as a juice, in a sauce, in a dessert, or simply enjoyed by itself.  This yellow, soft fruit’s health benefits are too many to name, but some of the most prominent benefits are that mango can help clean up your skin, lowers cholesterol with its high level of fiber, and can even prevent cancer with its antioxidant compounds.  (Plus, any native of Brazil can attest that it tastes absolutely delicious.)

However, mango isn’t the only fruit heavily featured in Brazilian cooking.  Whether you’re looking for roasted pineapple, guava paste with cheese, or passion fruit mousse, with Brazilian cuisine, there is always an answer to your craving for healthy fruit and to your sweet tooth as well.  Guava has all the cancer-preventing benefits of the mango while also providing brain health to whoever adds it to their lunch or dinner plate.  If you’re looking to get your daily serving of Vitamin C, look no further than the pineapple.  Eating one serving of pineapple provides 131% of your Vitamin C needs.  If you’re looking for a fruit high in fiber, minerals, vitamins, and flavor, order up a meal that incorporates the delicious passion fruit.  With so many choices and so many delicious fruits to choose from, you may need multiple visits to our Brazilian restaurant to get all the health benefits you need and also to enjoy a few more tasty meals, too.