
Language: Portuguese
Description: A duck marinated and then braised, perhaps with carrots and jambu, in tucupi, the juice of cassava roots, and served with fruit.
Pronounced: PAH-too ow too-KOO-pee
Ethnicity: Brazilian, Paraguayan, Portuguese
Most frequent country: Brazil, Paraguay, Portugal
See places: Portuguese food and cuisine, Brazilian food and cuisine
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