Mocotó

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Mocotó is a popular Brazilian stew made from cow's feet, beans, and various vegetables. The name of the dish stems from the Kimbundu word mbokotó . Nutritious and inexpensive, the stew was originally made by slaves who used cuts of meat that were thrown away by the landowners. Mocotó is especially popular in the southern and northeastern parts of Brazil. Although Brazil's main weather-related problem is how to cool off, mocotó is a perfect winter stew that warms one up, since it is a part of Portuguese culinary heritage, and the mountainous parts of Portugal can be notoriously cold. Brazilians usually consume it at the end of the night to prevent a hangover, or early in the morning, to cure it.