Features of Portuguese, American, French, and African culinary traditions are combined in the cuisine of Salvador. Most local recipes are several hundred years old. However, local cooks are constantly inventing something new today. If you want, you can easily find the usual European and American dishes. There are pizzerias, sushi bars, Indian restaurants, and English pubs in Salvador. So a tourist who fears for his stomach can look for places with native cuisine. However, you should taste the masterpieces of local chefs at least a couple of times to fully immerse yourself in Brazilian culture.
After sightseeing, visitors to Salvador will be interested in visiting some great entertainment venues suitable for every taste. Walks in Salvador Zoo and Botanical Park (Parque Zoobotanico … Open
Many travelers know Salvador primarily as an excellent beach resort. In the city center, you can find Farol da Barra Beach, one of the busiest and most popular in Salvador. The sandy beach … Open
Fish dishes are also popular here. You should taste the dish with the unusual name of moqueca. This is a simple broth with fish and seafood. Tacaca also deserves attention. This is a soup of tapioca, garlic, and dried shrimp. It's very thick. Do you want to feel like a real gourmet? Then you should order lobster in coconut milk. Fish cooked in a sauce made from coconut pulp and coconut milk is also quite tasty. Salty shrimp with onion, pepper, and kiabo caviar is also interesting. This dish is called Caruru. Frigideira is also interesting. This is fried shellfish and fish fillet in the dough. They are served in a special pot. You should also taste itapoa crab pudding. Tacaca no Tucupi is also worthy of attention. It is a dish of cassava, sauce, dried shrimp, pasta, and a plant called jumbo.
Beautiful historic hotels are very popular among visitors to Salvador. A real tourist attraction is the fashionable Pestana Convento do Carmo Hotel. It is housed in a luxury colonial … Open
Coffee is the most popular soft drink. There is an opinion that a real Brazilian should drink three dozen cups of coffee a day. Coffee is served in small special demitasses cups. It is espresso most often. However, you can find many types of this drink. Non-alcoholic cocktails and juices are also very popular. Caipirinha vodka from cane sugar, cachaça vodka, beer, wine, and rum are popular from alcohol.