Rodízio (, ) is an all-you-can-eat style of restaurant service in Brazilian restaurants where waiters bring a variety of foods repeatedly throughout the meal, until the customer signals that they have had enough. Traditionally, refers to a fare of grilled meats, but there are many other options – pizza, pasta, hamburgers and Asian cuisine are among some other offers by existing and popular -style restaurants.
Description
thumb|At this rodízio restaurant in Germany, patrons turn over green/red cylinders to indicate to staff whether they require more food.
Outside of Brazil, a rodízio restaurant may refer to a Brazilian-style steakhouse restaurant, where customers pay a fixed price (preço fixo).
In churrascarias or the traditional Brazilian-style steakhouse restaurants, servers come to the table with knives and a vertically-held skewer, on which are speared various cuts of meat, most commonly local cuts of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and sometimes atypical or exotic meats.
Rodízio became increasingly popular in Brazil in the mid-20th century and spread around the world as experienced servers moved to open their own restaurants. as also rodízios of other types of foods.
In a churrascaria, the rodízio courses are served right off the cooking spit and are sliced or plated right at the table.
Fare
The following foods are often seen at a churrascaria served rodízio style:
- Filet mignon chunks wrapped in bacon
- Turkey chunks wrapped in bacon (these two are usually two-bite sized)
- Sirloin steak (cut semicircular and served in slices)
- Roast beef (served like sirloin steak)
- Rump cover (called picanha in Portuguese)
- Flap steak (called fraldinha in Portuguese)
- Beef short ribs
- Lamb
- Pork ribs
- Chouriço or some other spicy Iberian pork sausage
- Chicken hearts
- Grilled dark-meat chicken
- Grilled pineapple or banana (meant as a palate cleanser between courses)
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File:Cuisine_of_Brazil_-_IMG_0016.jpg|A rodízio side dish buffet selection
File:Samba Grill Brazilian Churrascaria Food Sampling (15271874383).jpg|Assortment of raw meats being set up for churrascaria grilling
File:Presidente Temer convida embaixadores para churrascaria 03.jpg|Brazilian politicians being served rodízio style
File:Churrasco（シュラスコ料理） (4813312321).jpg|Waiter serves rodízio style in Japan.
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See also
- Brazilian cuisine
- Culinary art