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{{short description|Cassava biscuits}}

'''Biscoito de polvilho''' (also known as '''biscoito de vento''', '''peta''' or '''biscoito voador''') is a Brazilian snack food, typical from [[Minas Gerais]] and [[Central-West Region, Brazil|Central-West]] region cuisines.<ref name="Chef Cris Leite">{{Cite web|url=http://modadecomidachefcrisleite.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/biscoito-de-polvilho.html|title=Biscoito de Polvilho|author=Chef de Cozinha Cris Leite|date=22 October 2010|publisher=Blog da Chef Cris Leite|access-date=14 de Junho de 2012}}</ref> Its basic ingredients are water, milk, oil, and [[cassava]] starch.<ref name="Revista Superinteressante">{{Cite web|url=http://super.abril.com.br/alimentacao/biscoito-polvilho-677763.shtml|title=Biscoito de polvilho - Conheça mais sobre o petisco mais praiano do Brasil|author=André Bernardo|date=February 2012|publisher=Revista Superinteressante, Editora Abril|access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref>

{{Infobox food

[[File:Biscoito_de_Polvilho.jpg|thumb|Ring-shaped biscoitos de polvilho]]

| place_of_origin = [[Brazil]]

They are popular all throughout [[Brazil]], but especially in the northeast and southeast. One popular brand is Biscoito Globo, sold on Rio's beaches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/olympics/rio-games-biscoito-globo.html|title=Rio’s Carnival for the Senses Ends at the Food Line|last=Segal|first=David|date=2016-08-13|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/economia/midia-e-marketing/noticia/2015/02/icone-do-rio-biscoito-globo-comeca-ser-vendido-em-mercados-de-sp.html| title=Ícone do Rio, biscoito Globo começa a ser vendido em mercados de SP|date=2015-02-24|access-date=2016-08-18|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

| main_ingredient = [[Water]], [[milk]], [[Vegetable oil|oil]], and cassava starch

| image = Biscoito de Polvilho.jpg

| name_lang = pt

| name_italics = true

[[File:Biscoito_de_Polvilho.jpg|thumb| caption = Ring-shaped biscoitos de polvilho]]

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'''Biscoito{{Lang|pt|Avoador}}''', often referred to as the generic name '''{{Lang|pt|biscoito de polvilho}}''' (and also known as '''{{Lang|pt|biscoito de vento}}''' (air biscuit), '''{{Lang|pt|peta}}''', or '''{{Lang|pt|biscoito voador}}''' (flying biscuit), is a Brazilian snack food, that is typical fromof [[Minas Gerais]] and the cuisine of [[Central-West Region, Brazil|Central-West]] region cuisinesBrazil.<ref name="Chef Cris Leite">{{Cite web|url=http://modadecomidachefcrisleite.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/biscoito-de-polvilho.html|title=Biscoito de Polvilho|author=Chef de Cozinha Cris Leite|date=22 October 2010|publisher=Blog da Chef Cris Leite|access-dateaccessdate=14 de Junho deJune 2012}}</ref> Its basic ingredients are water, milk, oil, and [[cassava]] starch.<ref name="Revista Superinteressante">{{Cite web|url=http://super.abril.com.br/alimentacao/biscoito-polvilho-677763.shtml|title=Biscoito de polvilho - Conheça mais sobre o petisco mais praiano do Brasil|author=André Bernardo|date=February 2012|publisher=Revista Superinteressante, Editora Abril|access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref>

They are popular all throughout [[Brazil]], but especially in the [[Northeast Region, Brazil|northeast]] and [[Southeast Region, Brazil|southeast]]. One popular brand is [[Biscoito Globo,]] sold on beaches of [[Rio's beachesde Janeiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/olympics/rio-games-biscoito-globo.html|title=Rio’s Carnival for the Senses Ends at the Food Line|last=Segal|first=David|date=2016-08-13|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/economia/midia-e-marketing/noticia/2015/02/icone-do-rio-biscoito-globo-comeca-ser-vendido-em-mercados-de-sp.html| title=Ícone do Rio, biscoito Globo começa a ser vendido em mercados de SP|date=2015-02-24|access-date=2016-08-18|language=pt-BR}}</ref>

== Origins ==

The recipe's exact origins are unknown. According to historian [[Luís da Câmara Cascudo]], the biscuit was already servedprepared tofor rural landowners in 18th century [[Minas Gerais, being prepared]] by the farm cooks.<ref name="Revista Superinteressante"/>

== References ==

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[[Category:Brazilian cuisine]]

[[Category:Biscuits]]

[[Category:Cassava dishes]]

{{Brazil-cuisine-stub}}

[[Category:Cuisine of Minas Gerais]]

[[Category:Cuisine of the Central-West region of Brazil]]