# The best of Santa Catarina's cuisine

Florianópolis oysters, mullet, shrimp feasts, eisbein, cuca and pine nuts: the Azorean, German and Italian table of Santa Catarina.

- 23 votes · 18 items
- Jul 15, 2019 · o_saudavel
- https://even.best/en/l/3658/the-best-of-santa-catarina-s-cuisine

## Top 18

1. **Shrimp** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Shrimp in many preparations on the coast.
2. **Pirão** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fish broth thickened with cassava flour.
3. **Oysters** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Coastal farmed oysters, an Azorean legacy.
4. **Mullet** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Grilled or fried mullet.
5. **Cockles** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Coastal cockles.
6. **Eisbein** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pork knuckle, a German legacy.
7. **Cuca** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — German crumb cake.
8. **Apple strudel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Apple strudel.
9. **Polenta with meat** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Polenta with meat, an Italian legacy.
10. **Radicchio salad** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Chicory salad of the Italian settlers.
11. **Colonial cheese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cheese from the European colonies.
12. **Sagu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tapioca pearls cooked in red wine.
13. **Pinhão** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Araucaria pine nut, boiled or roasted in winter.
14. **Crab shells** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Crab meat served in the shell.
15. **Fried chicken bits** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Fried chicken pieces.
16. **Bockwurst** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — German sausage.
17. **Bijajica** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Azorean-style fried cassava starch dumpling.
18. **Serrano cheese** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Artisan cheese from the highlands.

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