Vatapá
Vatapá is a creamy, aromatic dish from Bahia, Brazil, with strong African influences. It combines shrimp, coconut milk, ground nuts (peanuts or cashews), palm oil (dendê), and spices, thickened with bread or cassava flour. It’s often served with white rice, acarajé (black-eyed pea fritters), or fish. Ingredients 500g shrimp (peeled & deveined, reserve shells for broth) 200ml coconut milk 2 tbsp palm oil (dendê) (essential for authentic flavor) 1 onion (chopped) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 1 tomato (diced) 1 bell pepper (chopped) 1 chili pepper (optional, for heat) 100g roasted peanuts or cashews (ground) 2 slices stale bread (or cassava flour for gluten-free) 1 lime (juiced) Fresh cilantro …









