It is common sense that the football is national passion . However, in addition to all the movement on the lawns, such as the games themselves and guided tours through the most restricted areas of the stadiums, another love enters the field in the stands and surroundings: the gastronomy .
THE stadium food It is already part of the schedule to watch a match live and Brazil provides fans with experiences filled with local delicacies.
Who says that are the social networks themselves: on Twitter, the page Food from Brazilian Stadiums is a hit among the most fervent fans, who share photos of food from stadiums around the country on match days.
The profile, which accumulates more than 40 thousand followers, is inspired by similar foreign profiles, such as footy screenin English, and the My Tugão bushingin Portuguese.
It is based on a search on pages of the type that the Betting Sites platform has compiled a list of 11 traditional stadium foods in Brazil.
So, to get in the mood of the Cup, no need to go far. Check out some of the typical flavors that can be found outside the pitches of the main national stadiums below:
São Paulo: ham and cannoli sandwich
Pork and cheese sandwich at Palmeiras (@palmeiras)
🇺🇸 R$ 12 (£2) pic.twitter.com/zA1zvCufQ8
— Footy Scran (@FootyScran) August 31, 2022
The ham sandwich is a classic in São Paulo that also goes beyond the borders of the stadiums: one of the most famous sandwiches of the type in the city is served in the Estadão Bar and Snacks, icon of late nights in the capital of São Paulo.
Whether at Allianz Parque, Morumbi or Neo Química Arena, it’s super common to find stalls setting up the delicacy around the gates of São Paulo’s stadiums.
But another delicacy can be found at the Juventus club on Rua Javari, in the East Zone of the city, where cannoli is one of the kings. The Italian sweetie is like a tube and is made of fried dough with a sweet or savory filling.
Rio de Janeiro: hot dog
🌭 Hot Dog 🌭😋
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🌎 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷
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💭(Photo taken in the game between @Vasco da Gama x @Cruise)
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💰 BRL 9.00 pic.twitter.com/FDfoJClgJh— FoodStadium 📸🍔🍺🇧🇷 (@iFoodStadium) June 15, 2022
The hot dog on the outskirts of Maracanã has a name: it is from Geneal, a brand that was born in the 1960s, making the delicacy only with bread, sausage and mustard.
Regardless if you like it with more filling or not, Geneal’s hot dog is a classic in the city and in the stadium.
Manaus: hot dog with cheddar and bacon
Hot dogs with bacon and cheese at Manaus FC (@oficialmanausfc)
🇺🇸 R$15 (£2) pic.twitter.com/omdWlgMMow
— Footy Scran (@FootyScran) August 1, 2022
In northern Brazil, the Arena da Amazônia has its own variation of the hot dog, as ketchup, potato straw and a large amount of cheddar and bacon are added to finish off.
Bahia: acarajé
🥟 🍤 Acarajé with shrimp, at Arena Fonte Nova (@ECBahia), in Salvador, Bahia.
💵 R$ 7.00 pic.twitter.com/NaPtsSR5t2
— Food from Brazilian Stadiums 🍴🇧🇷 (@ComidasEstadios) May 3, 2022
Acarajé is one of the signatures of Bahian culture, so it is not surprising that the dumpling made with black-eyed pea dough and fried in palm oil would be one of the most requested foods in the region’s stadiums.
One of the best-known ways to enjoy acarajé is to stuff it with shrimp and vatapá.
Belo Horizonte: tropeiro beans
Feijão Tropeiro – pork, crackling, fried egg and rice at Atlético-MG (@Athletic)
🇺🇸 R$15 (£2.40) pic.twitter.com/UMUpifPcwg
— Footy Scran (@FootyScran) April 30, 2022
A traditional dish of Minas Gerais cuisine, tropeiro beans also invade the mineirão Belo Horizonte’s main stadium.
The “Tropeiro do Mineirão” is the most requested request by Cruzeiro and Atlético-MG fans.
Porto Alegre: hamburger and pepperoni pizza
🍕 Slice of pepperoni pizza, at Estádio Beira-Rio (@SCInternacional) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
💵 R$ 22.00
📸 Sent by @MaxPeixoto91 pic.twitter.com/j4eprJJ6Fd— Food from Brazilian Stadiums 🍴🇧🇷 (@ComidasEstadios) July 16, 2022
The capital of Rio Grande do Sul has two traditional stadium meals, one for each large arena. The classic hamburger is the choice of fans of Arena do Gremio which even housed a hamburger shop inside the premises, Hamburgueria 1903.
already the Riverside home to Sport Club Internacional, serves the famous pieces of pepperoni pizza for an average of R$20.
Bragança Paulista: sausage sandwich
The restaurant menu at Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium.
The restaurant offers sausage sandwiches named after the club’s great idols.
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📸 @thalescmachado pic.twitter.com/aKmAPL8ABE
— Central do RB Bragantino (@CentralDoBraga) July 4, 2022
Considered the land of sausage, Bragança Paulista, in the interior of São Paulo, has the delicacy sold in Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium from Bragantino.
The place houses the Rosário restaurant, on the lower floor of the covered grandstand, where the menu is named after the club’s idols.
Florianopolis: pastel
🌯 Meat pie, at Orlando Scarpelli Stadium (@FigueirenseFC) in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.
💵 BRL 10.00
📸 Sent by @nhokjzswhksh pic.twitter.com/vhpn2AUmeu— Food from Brazilian Stadiums 🍴🇧🇷 (@ComidasEstadios) August 23, 2022
O Orlando Scarpelli Stadium Casa do Figueirense, in the capital of Santa Catarina, has as one of the most famous requests the good old pastel, those also typical of fairs.
Pastelaria Keko, nearby, is an expert on the subject, where meat and chicken are the most popular fillings.
Goiânia: meat discs
The capital of the state of Goiás has the meat disc as one of the peculiarities on game days – restaurants and snack bars in the city also sell the delicacy on regular days.
They consist of a breaded meat ball that is fried in a disc shape.
Source: CNN Brasil
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