"Farofa is made by toasting farinha de mandioca (a flour made from the root) in oil or melted butter with salt in a skillet over low-medium heat," says Brazilian food expert Carolina Santos-Neves.

Texas de Brazil's culinary director, Evandro Caregnato, joins the Daybreak kitchen to prepare a signature Brazilian dish, farofa. "While there are numerous variations on this dish—and I’ve never met ...

A side dish served all over Brazil, in many variations, farofa is made with coarse manioc flour, not the fine tapioca flour. At Uxua Casa Hotel, the dish includes green plantain and is served with ...