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Virado à paulista stacks beans, pork, kale, rice, fried egg and banana on one plate, a bandeirante-era meal the state of Sao Paulo named cultural heritage in 2018; in Brazil we have verified places to eat it in São Paulo. Start with where to eat Virado à paulista in São Paulo.
Virado à paulista stacks beans, pork, kale, rice, fried egg and banana on one plate, a bandeirante-era meal the state of Sao Paulo named cultural heritage in 2018.
Virado traces to the earliest bandeirante expeditions inland from Sao Paulo, when explorers carried beans, corn flour and dried meat in their packs; jostled together on the trail, the ingredients turned and mixed, giving the dish its name, from virar, to turn. The earliest written mention dates to a 1602 expedition account. Cassava flour replaced corn flour in the 18th century and rice joined the plate in the 19th. The full plate layers tutu de feijao (mashed, seasoned beans), braised couve, a pork chop, fried linguica, torresmo, a fried egg and fried banana. Sao Paulo's Condephaat council registered virado à paulista as intangible cultural heritage in 2018.
Where to eat Virado à paulista in São Paulo: the editor picks
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