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Brazil and the Hot Chips Index

On any given evening, the humble potato chip (or “fries”, for my yanqui readers reader) forms one of the staples of the Brazilian diet. Alongside most dishes comes a generous helping of: rice, beans, farofa (salty crunchy flour, like breadcrumbs. Surprisingly edible) spaghetti and fries. That’s right; a holy quinity of starchy, carb-loading sides. Brazilians [...]