Seafood from PajuçaraMaceió The hordes of tourists who visit the Pajuçara natural pools every day on rustic and colorful rafts don’t go hungry. After navigating for about 15 minutes to see the natural aquariums, they find, let’s say, mobile kiosks set up on small boats, usually run by women. The kitchens are on board the…
Betânia’s LobsterMaceió Betânia brings joy to tourists on the most famous and busiest beach in Maceió. At the fresh fish market in Pajuçara, just a few meters from her kiosk, they buy their lobsters and bring them to her to prepare. “I’ll make it the way the customer wants,” she announces. Betânia set up the…
Açucena´s Jawbreaker CandyMaceió For over ten years, after retiring, Seu José de Açucena walks for an hour from his home to the historic neighborhood of Jaraguá to sell the traditional quebra-queixo, a typical treat sold in the streets since the time of slavery. He offers two versions – the traditional one (made only with coconut)…
Chica and Del’s SarapatelMaceió Sarapatel, a Portuguese-origin stew made from pork viscera, intestines, and coagulated blood, has become a typical dish of Northeastern cuisine. It’s one of those dishes that people either love or hate. However, at Chica and Del’s stall, the delicacy has more fans than anything else and is so popular that it’s…
Meringue by EudesMaceió Eudes is undoubtedly one of the most famous street vendors in Maceió. He has appeared in newspapers, on television, and even in international magazines. There is not a single person who frequents the city’s beaches who doesn’t know him. Not only because the “King of Meringue,” as he is affectionately called, has…
Índian's PeanutSalvador “Cultural Heritage of Salvador”: that’s the inscription just below “Peanut Station,” engraved on the cart and the apron of Índio. On the street, he spends his days roasting, salting, and sweetening kilograms and kilograms of peanuts in a busy routine. The movement around his cart is intense, especially towards the end of the…
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Cláudia's PassarinhaSalvador At Lapa Station, you can see a sign announcing: “Acarajé da Cláudia” (Cláudia’s Acarajé). But Cláudia, the owner of the stall, is better known as “the baiana da passarinha” (the “passarinha” Baiana). The queues to buy both delicacies, served separately, are equally long—and large. The queen of her stall for 40 years, she…
Antônio's Grilled CheeseSalvador When Seu Antônio strolls along the sands of Ondina and Farol da Barra, there’s no ear left untouched by the parodies he sings while preparing cheese skewers on his stove. It’s hard to find a friendlier vendor on those beaches. In his childhood, he experienced hunger and “ate dry flour with cold…
Roni's Green JuiceSalvador Mondays are the busiest days for Roni’s cart, parked in Cidade Baixa. “People drink a lot on Sundays and end up with hangovers,” says the Bahian. But his green detox juice made in a sugarcane crusher is not only to revive livers: “It’s good for anemia, circulation, immunity, flu, cough, inflammation,” Roni…
