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Afro-Indigenous foodways and the development of Bahian cuisine in colonial Brazil (c. 1600–1900)

Afro-Indigenous foodways and the development of Bahian cuisine in colonial Brazil (c. 1600–1900)

  1. Salvador founded as colonial capital of Brazil

    Labels: Salvador, Portuguese colony
  2. Cowpea (black-eyed pea) enters Bahian kitchens

    Labels: Cowpea, Acaraj
  3. Salvador becomes major slave-trade market

    Labels: Slave trade, Sugar plantations
  4. African oil palm established in Bahia

    Labels: African oil, Dend
  5. Moqueca evolves through Afro-Indigenous exchange

    Labels: Moqueca, Indigenous cuisine
  6. Street vending “ganho” supports Afro-Bahian cuisines

    Labels: Ganho, Baianas
  7. Bahia’s dendê economy documented by scholarship

    Labels: Dend Coast, Scholarly study
  8. Candomblé coalesces in Bahia, shaping food ritual

    Labels: Candombl, Food ritual
  9. Casa Branca terreiro founded in Salvador (c. 1830)

    Labels: Casa Branca, Terreiro
  10. Golden Law abolishes slavery in Brazil

    Labels: Lei urea, Abolition
  11. Finance minister orders destruction of slavery records

    Labels: Ruy Barbosa, Records destruction
  12. Baianas de acarajé recognized as national heritage

    Labels: Baianas de, IPHAN