Posts tagged with "fish"

Recipe: Bolinho de Bacalhau

Posted by Rachel 1 Comment
Oct 28 2010

Today we’re going to learn how to make a delicious Brazilian snack called bolinho de bacalhau, or balls of fried codfish. We even have the help of a Brazilian chef in this great written and video recipe combo! Ironically, the chef in the video is from a fancy French restaurant in Sao Paulo, though this dish is a traditional Portuguese recipe that is also very popular in Brazil.

Bolinho de Bacalhau

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Ingredients:

- 400 gramas de bacalhau cozido [400 grams - cooked cod]
- 250 gramas de purê de batata [250 grams - mashed potatoes]
- 4 Gemas [4 egg yolks]
- Quanto baste de tomilho fresco (se você não achar em sua cidade, substitua por orégano) [fresh thyme]
- Quanto baste de óleo e azeite de oliva [oil and olive oil]

Preparation: Click here for the full recipe from Video Receita

Want the recipe in English? Click here.

Learning Comprehension:

1. Which drink is recommended to have with this snack?

2. What’s important to note when you add the second round of ingredients?

3. If you don’t have fresh thyme, what can you use as a substitute?

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Reading Comprehension: Endangered Species

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Jan 14 2010

Today we’re going to work on a reading comprehension exercise about an endangered species in the Amazon.

The article is entitled, “Pesca excessiva ameaça maior peixe da Amazônia, diz pesquisa,” on Globo’s Amazon section. Here’s the first part:

“A captura descontrolada pode fazer com que o maior peixe da Amazônia – e um dos maiores peixes de água doce do mundo – desapareça do mapa. Em pesquisa divulgada no “Journal of Applied Ichthyology”, cientistas afirmam que a maior parte da carne de pirarucu comercializada na Amazônia tem origem ilegal, e é difícil controlar a pesca predatória da espécie.”

1) What is the name of the endangered fish?

2) What are the two main reasons this fish is highly sought by fishermen?

3) What legal efforts have been made to control fishing for this species?

4) What’s the good news mentioned in the end?

Piranha Attack

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Dec 22 2009

This week, tourists in Ubarana, São Paulo had a nasty surprise during a day at the river. People swimming in the Rio Tietê in São Paulo state were attacked by piranhas. Luckily, no one was badly hurt and those who were bitten were treated at a nearby clinic.

According to the authorities, the piranhas attack every year. A barrier was built to try to keep the fish away from the artificial beach where people swim, but the fish manage to get around it.

Piranhas are omnivorous freshwater fish. They eat other fish, crustaceans, birds, small alligators, and sometimes even cattle. They sometimes even eat their own young. They are found in South American rivers, particularly in the Amazon, but even as far south as São Paulo.

Click here to watch a video about the incident.

New Species of Fish Discovered in Brazil

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Sep 22 2009

This week, a new species of fish was discovered off the coast of Praia do Forte in Bahia, and is now being analyzed in Bahia to determine more details about the creature.

The fish was found floating dead in the water, and was caught and brought on board a research boat.  The strange-looking fish weighs 40 kilos and measures 1.8 meters in length. It has tiny, sharp teeth, and oddly, no scales. It is largely made up of body fat, with gelatin-like skin.

Researchers at the Federal University of Bahia will preserve the fish in formaldehyde and will also put the fish on display at the school’s Zoology Museum after it is analyzed.

Check out the BBC report and the Globo report on the new discovery!

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