The best traditional dishes of Bahia
The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Moqueca baiana · Acarajé · Bobó de camarão. (Updated Jul 28, 2025.)
The irresistible dishes of Bahian cooking, African heritage in palm oil and coconut milk, according to iFood, Morro de São Paulo Catamarã, Curta Mais and Wikipedia.
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Top 15
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1
Moqueca baiana
Fish or shrimp stewed with palm oil, coconut milk and peppers.
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2
Acarajé
Black-eyed pea fritter fried in palm oil, filled with vatapá, caruru and shrimp.
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3
Bobó de camarão
Shrimp in a cassava and coconut-milk cream.
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4
Abará
Acarajé batter steamed in banana leaf.
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5
Xinxim de galinha
Chicken with dried shrimp, peanuts and cashews in palm oil.
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6
Acaçá
White-corn cake wrapped in banana leaf.
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7
Vatapá
Cream of bread, dried shrimp, peanuts, cashews and palm oil.
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8
Caruru
Okra with dried shrimp, peanuts and palm oil, the dish of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
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9
Sarapatel
Pork offal stewed with blood and spices.
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10
Arroz de hauçá
Rice with jerked beef and shrimp sauce, of Hausa origin.
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11
Bahian feijoada
Made with mulatinho beans and paio sausage.
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12
Cocada
Coconut sweet sold by the baianas' trays.
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13
Mingau de tapioca
Tapioca porridge, the street breakfast of Salvador.
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14
Bolinho de estudante
Fried tapioca and coconut fritter with sugar and cinnamon.
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15
Arrumadinho
Green beans, sun-dried beef, farofa and vinaigrette.
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16
Quindim
Egg-yolk and coconut sweet with Portuguese and African roots.
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Comments (7)
Moqueca baiana com dendê, nada se compara.
Caruru no dia de Cosme e Damião, tradição.
Vatapá e bobó, comida de festa.
Xinxim de galinha é uma delícia.
Acarajé da Cira em Itapuã, melhor de Salvador.
Abará é o acarajé cozido, menos conhecido mas delicioso.
Bahia tem a comida mais rica do Brasil.