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Feijoada
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<p>Feijoada (European Portuguese: [fɐjʒuˈaðɐ], Brazilian Portuguese: [fejʒuˈadɐ]; from <i>feijão</i>, 'bean') is the name for varieties of <a href="/facts/Common_beans/1Lozghuk">bean</a> <a href="/facts/Stew/egswh6LU">stew</a> with <a href="/facts/Beef/yAvkT7Nq">beef</a> and/or <a href="/facts/Pork/TuIYFNeU">pork</a> prepared in the <a href="/facts/List_of_countries_and_territories_where_Portuguese_is_an_official_language/IYTNqA95">Portuguese-speaking world</a>. </p><p><i>Feijoada</i> is a common name given to dishes from Portuguese-speaking countries such as <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>, <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>, <a href="/facts/Angola/PQrYRHMd">Angola</a>, <a href="/facts/East_Timor/IBQ69BRj">East Timor</a>, <a href="/facts/Mozambique/mMWQ80JT">Mozambique</a>, and <a href="/facts/Macau/KEm5w6xH">Macau</a>, where it is made from a mixture of meat and white, black, or red beans, usually accompanied by rice. </p>