Coxinha

Coxinha is the last name mentioned in the list of the best street foods in Brazil. It is made of shredded or chopped chicken meat that has been coated in dough, formed into the shape of a teardrop, fried, and then battered.

The foundation of the coxinha is a dough made of wheat flour, chicken broth, and, if desired, mashed potato. This dough is then filled with either a whole chicken drumstick or shredded, flavored chicken meat. The stuffing is made up of chicken, onions, parsley, scallions, and sometimes tomato sauce and turmeric along with catupiry cheese or requeijão.

The coxinha is deep-fried after being covered in batter, bread crumbs, or manioc flour. Its form is similar to that of a drumstick from a chicken. To improve the coating's flavor, the dough used to coat the filling is typically made using chicken broth.

A few modern adaptations of the original are becoming increasingly common. One such is the coxinha mineira, which gets its name from the use of maize in the filling. This dish is popular in the state of Minas Gerais as well as in regions where the caipira and sertanejo dialects are spoken. Snack bars also serve a lot of cheese coxinha. Local restaurants in Curitiba serve chicken coxinhas stuffed with cheddar and Araucaria nuts.