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Búzio Stew
Also known as: Ensopado de Búzio
Cabo Verdean sea-snail stew with tomato, green pepper, white wine and paprika.
About Búzio Stew
Búzio Stew is a Cabo Verdean seafood dish built around sea snails. This profile follows a guisado-style recipe in which the shellfish is slowly cooked with onion, garlic, tomato and green pepper.
White wine loosens the tomato base while paprika gives it earthy warmth. Olive oil rounds the sauce, and fresh parsley brings a clean herbal finish to the briny, savoury shellfish.
The stew has tender, slightly firm pieces of sea snail in a rust-red vegetable sauce. Chopped pepper, tomato and parsley remain visible, giving the bowl a colourful, rustic appearance.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Molluscs.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Búzio Stew
Cabo Verdean Búzio Guisado.
- Sea snailsBriny mollusc base
- GarlicPungent aromatic
- OnionSavoury aromatic base
- TomatoesJuicy sauce body
- Green bell pepperFresh vegetal sweetness
- Olive oilCooking fat
- White wineAromatic cooking liquid
- PaprikaEarthy red seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery warmth
- Fresh parsleyHerbal garnish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Sea snails: . The source names fresh buzi or sea snails; the established whelk route represents the marine gastropod ingredient while Molluscs remain confirmed.
- Garlic:
- Onion:
- Tomatoes:
- Green bell pepper:
- Olive oil:
- White wine: . The source does not identify the wine product or its sulphite declaration, so that compound formula remains unresolved.
- Paprika:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
- Fresh parsley:
Origins & food traditions
FunTimes Magazine supplies the complete Cabo Verdean búzio recipe selected here, using sea snails with garlic, onion, tomato, green pepper, olive oil, white wine, paprika and parsley. Cabo Verde's official tourism site independently identifies stewed or grilled búzios among the archipelago's characteristic seafood preparations.
Countries
- Cabo Verde
- Sao Tome and PrincipeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cabo Verdean Cuisine
- São Toméan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.