▁R ice ▁p ud ding ▁called ▁ar roz ▁do ce ▁is ▁also ▁popular . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁on ▁world ▁cu is ine ▁ ▁Portugal ▁formerly ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁emp ire ▁and ▁the ▁cu is ine ▁has ▁been ▁influenced ▁in ▁both ▁directions . ▁Portuguese ▁influ ences ▁are ▁strongly ▁evident ▁in ▁Brazil ian ▁cu is ine , ▁which ▁features ▁its ▁own ▁versions ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁d ishes , ▁such ▁as ▁fe ijo ada ▁and ▁cal de ir ada ▁( fish ▁ste w ). Al though ▁in ▁Brazil , is ▁said ▁that ▁" fe ijo ada " ▁was ▁originally ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁African ▁slaves , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁having ▁meat ▁scra ps ▁in ▁the ▁slave ▁qu arters , ▁as ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁colon izers ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁those ▁pieces ▁of ▁meat ▁such ▁as , p ig ▁ears ▁or ▁p aws ▁for ▁example . ▁So ▁the ▁African ▁slaves ▁cre atively ▁cook ed ▁those ▁unw anted ▁pieces ▁of ▁meat ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁l ords ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁national ▁Brazil ian ▁d ish : ▁the ▁famous ▁fe ijo ada . ▁In ▁Brazil ▁is ▁largely ▁recognized ▁as ▁African ▁influence ▁only . ▁Other ▁Portuguese ▁influ ences ▁can ▁be ▁t asted ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁territory ▁of ▁Mac au ▁( Mac an ese ▁cu is ine ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁province ▁of ▁Go a , ▁where ▁Go an ▁d ishes , ▁such ▁as ▁v ind al ho ▁( a ▁sp icy ▁cur ry ), ▁show ▁the ▁pair ing ▁of ▁vin eg ar , ▁ch illi ▁pe pper ▁and ▁gar lic .