Between language and identity: the brazilian Cozinheiro Nacional

Abstract

At the end of the 19th century, Editora Garnier in Rio de Janeiro published the Cozinheiro Nacional ou Colecção das Melhores Receitas das Cozinhas Brasileira e Européas para a preparação de sopas, molhos, carnes, caça, peixes, crustaceos, ovos, leite, legumes, podins, pasteis, doces de massa e conservas para sobremesa. Acompanhado das regras de servir à mesa e de trinchar. Ornado com numerosas estampas finas. It is a recipe book that aims to disconnect Brazilian cuisine from the European cultural legacy. This paper will analyze some textual and paratextual aspects of the work, whose authorship and date are still obscure, but which constitutes an important cultural and linguistic milestone in post-independence Brazil.

Keywords
portuguese language; brazilian culture; Cozinheiro Nacional