DISH RESEARCH · Dish
farofa
Brazilian toasted cassava flour with bacon, butter, onion and garlic.
About farofa
Farofa is a traditional Brazilian side dish of toasted cassava flour. This profile follows a bacon-and-butter version seasoned with onion, garlic, salt and black pepper.
Cassava flour has a mild earthy toastiness and absorbs the smoky savoury flavour of bacon. Butter adds dairy richness, while onion and garlic bring sweetness and aromatic depth.
The finished farofa is loose, dry and golden, with coarse breadcrumb-like grains and crisp bacon pieces. Its texture is crunchy and crumbly rather than doughy or creamy.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in farofa
Brazilian Bacon-and-Butter Farofa.
- Thick-cut baconSmoky crisp pieces and rendered fat
- Cold butterRich toasting fat
- OnionSweet savoury aromatic
- GarlicAromatic depth
- Coarse white cassava flourToasted crumbly base
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Thick-cut bacon: . The source does not identify a bacon brand or complete cured-meat formula.
- Cold butter:
- Onion:
- Garlic:
- Coarse white cassava flour:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
Origins & food traditions
Brazilian chef and food writer Aline Shaw supplies the complete bacon-and-butter farofa selected here, using coarse white cassava flour with onion, garlic, salt and pepper. The reference article independently identifies farofa as Brazilian toasted cassava meal and documents butter, bacon, onion, garlic and salt among its typical ingredients.
Countries
- Brazil
- BrazilCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Brazilian Cuisine
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.