Farofa da terra

Abstract

Cassava flour (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) plays an important economic and social role in Brazil, in some states, it constitutes the basic food of the population. In particular, cassava flour is added to many dishes of the Brazilian population, being used in barbecues, feijoadas, legumes and even in everyday life. A trend that is seen in supermarkets is the variety of types of cassava flour and others already made into farofa, and those that have an artisanal origin, have fallen to the taste of the population and their sales potential has been constantly growing. For Alvares (2014), Cassava flour is now a symbol of Brazilian popular culture, especially in the North and Northeast states of Brazil. Brazilians have been consuming this product for several decades, whether with açaí in the North of the country, or with fish in the Northeast, or in daily meals in both regions. When the flour is made by hand, cassava flour is considered an intangible asset of humanity, associated with quality characteristics, know-how and the entire culture of the related peoples. Faced with the great cultural symbol and the great appreciation of the Brazilian regarding farofa, we decided to create the farofa of the land.