acará
Plural: acarajé
Language: Portuguese
Description: Fritters, similar to falafel. They are made of grated black eyed beans fried in dendê (palm oil) and served with a spicy sauce of chillis, onions and dried shrimps. They are called accra in the Caribbean and are based on a dish of Nigerian origin.
Pronounced: uh-kara-JHEH, uh-kah-RAH
Ethnicity: Brazilian, Portuguese
Most frequent country: Brazil, Portugal
Most frequent region: Bahia
See places: Brazilian food and cuisine, Bahia
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