At June parties are synonymous with plentiful table. Typical sweet and savory dishes are part of the celebration, as well as some traditional drinks.
Check below 5 recipes for typical dishes and some drinks that cannot be missed during June celebrations.
1. Cornmeal cake
Ingredients
1 cup (tea) of cornmeal
1 ½ cup (tea) of flour
1 ½ cup (tea) of sugar
1 cup (tea) of oil
1 cup (tea) of milk
3 eggs
1 teaspoon of fennel
1 tablespoon of baking powder
Way of doing
Blend everything in a blender, except the yeast, which should just be mixed into the dough. Bake in a greased and floured pan, preferably with a hole in the middle.
2. Microwave Chocolate Popcorn
Ingredients
½ cup of popcorn corn
2 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
4 tablespoons of sugar
4 tablespoons of water
Way of doing
In a microwave-safe container mix the chocolate, sugar and water. Add the popcorn and mix it well.
Microwave on high power for about 10 minutes (time may vary for each appliance). Finally, stir with a wooden spoon, wrapping all the popcorn in the syrup.
3. tomboy's foot
Ingredients
3 cups of roasted and ground peanuts
3 cups of sugar
1 ½ cups of milk
Way of doing
Bring all the ingredients to the fire, stirring constantly and until they come off the pan. Then pour into marble and wait for it to cool and harden. Finally, cut into small pieces.
4. quentão
Ingredients
½ kilo of refined sugar
100 grams of ginger
2 pieces of cinnamon stick
8 cloves
1 orange peel
600 ml of water
600 ml of drip
Preparation mode
Put the sugar in the pan and let it melt until it forms a caramel. Add ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Then add the orange peels and stir for about 5 minutes. Add the water and boil for another half hour. Then add the drips and boil for 10 minutes.
To make the drink tastier, let it rest in the pan for 40 minutes before serving. Finally, pass the warm through a sieve and serve very hot.
5. Hot wine
Ingredients
2 cups (tea) of sugar
2 cups (tea) of water
4 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves (or cloves)
1 orange peel
1 apple cut into cubes
1 slice of pineapple cut into cubes
1 liter of red wine
Preparation mode
Heat the sugar, water, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, apple and pineapple. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the wine and cook until it boils again. Turn off the heat and pour the wine into mugs. A tip is to serve the drink decorated with seasonal fruits.
Origin of the June Party
This celebration began in antiquity, at a time when the arrival of the summer and winter solstice was celebrated. During this period, the gods of nature and fertility were honored.
To thank the success of the harvests in which there were corn galore, this food became the basis of many typical foods from June. Therefore, the main foods of the June festival contain this element, and the most typical are:
- sweet rice
- sprinkle cookie
- cornmeal cake
- hominy
- Cocada
- Curau
- couscous
- pumpkin candy
- sweet potato candy
- milk cream
- boiled corn
- peanut candy
- fool
- cheese bread
- tomboy's foot
- cooked pine nuts
- popcorn
- Queijadinha
- Tapioca
In addition to these more traditional dishes, the drinks, without a doubt, are mulled wine and mulled wine.
Know all about June's parties:
- June parties
- Gang
- June games
