Coxinha

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Coxinha

Brazilian coxinha
Type	Salgado, a fried snack
Place of origin	Brazilian
Region or state	São Paulo
Serving temperature	Best served fresh
Main ingredients	Chicken (sometimes cooked unripe jackfruit), broth, flour, sometimes potatoes, and requeijão [cream cheese]
Media: Coxinha

Coxinha (Portuguese: [koˈʃĩɲɐ], little [chicken] thigh) is a popular food in Brazil consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a teardrop, battered and fried.