Europäische Ernährung in der Migration

Das Beispiel Brasilien

Abstract

Since its discovery Brazil has been strongly influenced by different migrant communities.
The first to settle were the Portuguese. Their colonial influences marked the alimentation
and cuisine in Brazil until today in many ways. In the nineteenth century, Brazil was among
the main destinations for European mass-migration and the food of the immigrants, mainly
from Italy, Portugal, Ottoman Empire and Germany, influenced the regional cuisine of their
main settlements. These millions who came to Brazil since 1500 brought their plants, animals,
food habits and religious taboos, recipes and so on as cultural baggage in the migration
process. Altogether they formed the actual, transcultural fusion-cuisine of Brazil. This
article gives a broad overview of some aspects of these migration-processes.