Bolo de fubá
TypeCake
CourseDessert
Place of originBrazil
Associated cuisineBrazilian cuisine

Bolo de fubá (lit.'Maize flour cake'), also known as Bolo de milho (lit.'Corn cake'), is a traditional Brazilian cake made with fubá. Fubá is a Brazilian Portuguese word for rice, cassava,[1] or maize flour that is derived from the Kimbundu word for flour,[citation needed] which is what enslaved Africans called dry milled corn.[2]

This cake was created in the Brazilian colonial era as an alternative to cakes that relied on expensive wheat flour that had to be imported from Portugal. It spread throughout Brazil as the country expanded inwards from the coast.[citation needed]

The cake is associated with rural Brazil and is often eaten in the afternoon alongside coffee or tea. It is also common at Festa Juninas as the festivities coincide with the harvest of corn in Brazil.[3]

The simplicity and prevalence of the cake throughout the country has led to several variations to the basic recipe to include ingredients such as anise, goiabada, and cheese.[4]

Similar dishes

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Talk about Cobu[5] (also known as pau a pique or João Deitado)[6]

potential relation with 'Manauê [pt][7]

difference between bolo and broa

References

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  1. ^ Werneck, Gustavo (18 February 2021). "Sabor de história: o projeto que vai tornar a culinária patrimônio de Minas" [A taste of history: the project that will make Minas Gerais' culinary heritage]. Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ Fernandes 2020, p. 91.
  3. ^ "Fubá, arroz, mandioca: conheça bolos que são sinônimo de tradição" [Cornmeal, rice, cassava: discover cakes that are synonymous with tradition]. Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ "O bolo de fubá e a tradição das festas juninas em São Paulo" [The bolo de fubá is traditional of festas juninas in São Paulo]. Museu da Imigração (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  5. ^ "Quitandas e quitandeiras: aprenda receita de Cobu, bolo de fubá na folha de bananeira". Noticias R7 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  6. ^ Mourão, Lucas (18 February 2022). "Cubu: uma receita brasileira com muita história!" [Cubu: a Brazilian recipe with a lot of history!].
  7. ^ "Manuê ou Manauê: Existe bolo mais brasileiro? – Museu do Açúcar e Doce" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-14.

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