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Brazilian cuisine is a mystery to most people. But in the last ten years, as the ‘Sleeping Giant’ has attracted increasing international attention, its cuisine has also risen in stature.Ìý It’s a hugely diverse and exciting cuisine that reflects a wealth of ethnic culinary influences and is based on local Amazonian produce. As Woman’s Hour gets into the World Cup spirit,Ìý, chef and co-author of a new book 'Brazilian Food’, joins Jenni to cook the perfect Brazilian snack of fried cheese cubes with sweet chilli sauce, the perfect accompaniment to the classic Caipirinha cocktail.

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Brazilian Food by & Luciana Bianchi, is published by Mitchell Beazley

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The golden, crispy-skinned cubes packed with melted cheese, combined with the sweet and sour flavour of the chilli sauce, are a perfect combination with a caipirinha cocktailÌý(see below).

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Ingredients:

Serves 8

* 500ml whole milk

* 250g queijo de coalho or halloumi cheese, grated

* 250g granulated tapioca flour

* pinch of salt & white pepper

* vegetable oil, for deep-frying

* Sweet Chilli Sauce, to serve

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Preparation Method

1. Gently heat the milk to scalding point in a small saucepan.

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3. Add the salt (you may need more or less depending on the saltiness of the

cheese, Halloumi is already salty) and pepper and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.

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4. Line a baking tin with cling film and pour the cheese mixture into it. Cover

the surface with more cling film to prevent a skin forming. Leave to cool, then

refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

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5. Preheat the oil to 180°C in a deep-fat fryer or heavy-based saucepan. Take

the cheese mixture out of the tin and cut into cubes. Deep-fry in small batches

until golden brown. Alternatively bake the cubes in a preheated oven at 190°C

(375°F), gas mark 5.

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6. Serve hot with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.

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Tips and Techniques:

1. You can find Tapioca flour in any Brazilian grocey store as well as online.

2.ÌýYou can use any hard cheeseÌýlike halloumi or cheddar instead of queijo de coalho

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This recipe is by the chef Rodrigo Oliveira and is taken from the book 'Brazilian Food'.

This is the classic Brazilian cocktail and goes perfectly with the fried cheese snack. The key ingredient isÌýCachaça, an alcoholic beverage made in Brazil and distilled from local sugarcane.ÌýÌý

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Classic caipirinha

* 1 lime, sliced

* 2 tbsp caster sugar

* 4–8 ice cubes, crushed if you prefer

* 60ml cachaça

Put the lime and sugar in a big glass or cocktail shaker and crush with a pestle.

Add the ice and cachaça and mix well to combine. Serve in a small, clear glass tumbler.

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Tips:

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