Xarém Explained

Xarém[1] or xerém[2] is a thick soup or porridge from Algarve, Portugal that is eaten in Cape Verde and Brazil as well.[3] It has a corn flour base combined with other traditional ingredients which vary by region.[4] The dish is prepared using corn meal, clams or sardines, and grilled meats.[5] The Algarvian version is most commonly prepared using clams.[5] [6]

Etymology

The words "xerém" and "xarém" have no known etymological origin, though there are two hypotheses for the origin of the words:

Brazil

It is a traditional dish in the Northeast Region of Brazil, especially in Pernambuco. The Brazilian dish contains coarsely ground corn kernels, and it is similar to polenta.[8]

It is also popular in Minas Gerais, where it is not called "xerém" but "little hominy". The name is given to both the raw broken corn, and the cooked dishes made with it.[9] Traditionally, the Mineira hominy is cooked with pork ribs, sometimes with pork cuts with chicken, beef, or sausage added.

Cape Verde

In Cape Verde, xarém is considered a traditional dish. It contains corn grain mixed with water, laurel, butter, and salt.[10] It can also be prepared with fresh tuna, coconut milk, onions, and gindungo peppers. Xerém de festa is prepared with fat, pork meat, and onions,[11] or in other cases, with beans, bay leaf, peppers and tomatoes.[12] It is often used for wedding parties.[13]

On the island of Brava, a drum festival is celebrated in the month of June when the xarem dish is eaten and prepared as people dance to the coladeiras.[14]

Portugal

In Portugal, xarém is a traditional dish in the southern Algarve region, and is quite common in the city of Olhão. In that city, the dish is prepared using clams, bacon, and ham.[15] Other ingredients may include greaves, pork, and grilled sardines.[15] A dish called "xarém with shells" was one of 70 candidates in a September 2011 cook-off for the 'Seven Wonders of Portuguese Cooking' award, but it lost.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Significado / definição de xerém no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa. Priberam Informática. S.A.. www.priberam.pt.
  2. Web site: Significado / definição de xarém no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa. Priberam Informática. S.A.. www.priberam.pt.
  3. Web site: Xerém Tradicional - Cabo Verde - Sabores da Lusofonia - Roteiro Gastronómico de Portugal. Jose. Alves. www.gastronomias.com.
  4. Web site: Xerém: Significado de "xerém" no Dicionário Português Online: Moderno Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa - Michaelis - UOL . 2017-02-19 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204133/http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/portugues/index.php?lingua=portugues-portugues&palavra=xer%E9m . dead .
  5. http://tavira.algarvetouristguide.com/blog/xarem-recipe Xarém recipe
  6. Book: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Portugal . DK Publishing . EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES . 2014 . 978-1-4654-2211-8 . 412.
  7. Cunha, A. G. Dicionário etimológico Nova Fronteira da língua portuguesa (Etymological Dictionary of the New Frontiers of the Portuguese Language). Rio de Janeiro. Nova Fronteira. p. 832.
  8. Web site: 2016-04-30 . Polenta with Shrimp ~ Brazilian Style - GF One Pot Meal - Global Kitchen Travels . 2022-12-30 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Homimy with cooked pork. February 16, 2014. August 8, 2014. May 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502010431/http://superchefs.com.br/uncategorized/canjiquinha-com-costelinha-de-porco/. dead.
  10. Web site: Xerém simples - Primeiro diário caboverdiano em linha - A SEMANA. August 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810000448/http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article29447. 2014-08-10.
  11. Web site: Cape Verdean Foods. April 6, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970406112141/http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/caboverde/cvrecipes.html. 1997-04-06.
  12. Web site: XERÉM DI FESTA - Primeiro diário caboverdiano em linha - A SEMANA. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105153/http://www.asemana.publ.cv/spip.php?article31999. 2016-03-04.
  13. Web site: Gastronomia . www.cmrb.cv . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20120724145828/http://www.cmrb.cv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=124 . 24 July 2012 . dead.
  14. Web site: SAPO. SAPO. SAPO.
  15. Web site: Gastronomia. August 15, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030815112549/http://www.olhao.web.pt/gastronomia.htm. 2003-08-15.
  16. Web site: 70 pre-finalistas. Maravilhas da Gastronomia. pt. 10 September 2011. 19 February 2017. 19 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119091322/http://www.7maravilhas.sapo.pt/maravilhas-da-gastronomia/70-pre-finalistas/. dead.

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