This Brazilian soup might make your mouth numb.

If haggis had a South American cousin, this would be it.

In the mountains of southeast Brazil, the droppings of invasive yet protected birds are turned into expensive, delicious coffee.

Lima chefs love to experiment with this large Amazon river dweller.

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

This 400-pound fish has fed Amazon tribes for millennia.

If you can get past the foot odor, its pulp is great in smoothies.

The Brazilian tree gets covered by its tart purple fruit.

This Brazilian fruit is cacao's lesser-known, tangy cousin.

This fruit makes tattoos, antibiotics, and dessert.

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.

Brazil's spiky yellow fruit has lemon meringue–flavored insides.

The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.