A thick, sweet paste made from guava fruit, commonly served as a dessert or with cheese in Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine.
From Portuguese goiaba meaning 'guava' plus the suffix -ada (indicating a preparation or conserve). This word traveled from Brazil and Portugal into English as the dessert became more internationally known.
Goiabada with white cheese (queijo de minas) is the ultimate Brazilian pairing—it's sweet, creamy, and tangy all at once, and it shows how food words travel the world through colonialism and trade!
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