Sertão Pernambucano: comidas típicas encontradas em Araripina

Abstract

The municipality of Araripina in the state of Pernambuco, is known in Brazil for being a plastering center along with neighboring cities Trindade, Ouricuri, Ipubi and Bodocó. Therefore, the focus in this region is on the plaster industry, leaving aside other aspects that involve the city, such as the local gastronomy. Because it is located in the Sertão Pernambucano, the gastronomy of Araripina is not different from other cities in the region. Therefore, the focus of this work is to talk about the local cuisine of the municipality of Araripina and observe which preparations and typical foods are present on the menus of local restaurants. We completed research analyzing the menus of five restaurants, which were chosen for their location, all in the city center. Each restaurant has its specialties, which make it different from each other: chicken and meat parmigiano, shrimp in strawberry, penne in rosé sauce, breaded banana, cassava, fish in sauce, fusilli in red sauce with bacon, meat quiche, cod to Gomes de Sá. But the safeties that are common among establishments that were based on the menus, which identify themselves as country food and typical of Araripina are baião, mungunzá, goat/mutton stew and cassava. The cuisine of the Pernambuco hinterland has its strongest characteristic in tasty savory dishes.