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

1. Salvador founded as colonial capital of Brazil

   Jan 1, 1549Labels: Salvador, Portuguese colony

   • UNESCO

2. Cowpea (black-eyed pea) enters Bahian kitchens

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Cowpea, Acaraj

   • Brasil a Gosto

3. Salvador becomes major slave-trade market

   Jan 1, 1558Labels: Slave trade, Sugar plantations

   • UNESCO

4. African oil palm established in Bahia

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: African oil, Dend

   • Geoforum

5. Moqueca evolves through Afro-Indigenous exchange

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Moqueca, Indigenous cuisine

   • Geoforum
   • Moqueca

6. Street vending “ganho” supports Afro-Bahian cuisines

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: Ganho, Baianas

   • IPHAN

7. Bahia’s dendê economy documented by scholarship

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: Dend Coast, Scholarly study

   • Geoforum

8. Candomblé coalesces in Bahia, shaping food ritual

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: Candombl, Food ritual

   • Candombl

9. Casa Branca terreiro founded in Salvador (c. 1830)

   Jan 1, 1830Labels: Casa Branca, Terreiro

   • Casa Branca
   • Candombl

10. Golden Law abolishes slavery in Brazil

    May 13, 1888Labels: Lei urea, Abolition

    • Lei urea

11. Finance minister orders destruction of slavery records

    Dec 14, 1890Labels: Ruy Barbosa, Records destruction

    • Records burning

12. Baianas de acarajé recognized as national heritage

    Jan 1, 2005Labels: Baianas de, IPHAN

    • IPHAN
    • AARP