 Homemademané pelado | |
| Type | Cake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Brazil |
| Region or state | Goiás |
| Main ingredients | Yuca,cheese,shredded coconut |
Mané pelado (Portuguese:[mɐˈnɛpeˈladu]ⓘ;lit. 'Naked Mané') orbolo mané pelado is a Brazilian cake traditional toGoiás and theCenter-West.[1] It consists of shreddedyuca and coconut, and a salted cheese such ascanastra cheese orminas cheese.[2] It can be found at regionalFesta Juninas in Brazil.[2]
The exact origin of the cake is unknown, but there are several urban legends as to how it was created. Some stories tell of a farmer named Manoel or Mané who would sell this cake either shirtless or with an unbuttoned shirt,[3][4] whereas others claim that the dessert is named after a farmer named Mané who would harvest yuca while naked.[1][2][5][6] Another story tells that the cake is named in honor of a nearby farmer named Mané who provided the yuca used when the recipe was created.[7]
Researchers withComer História (History of Eating), a project run by theCollege of Philosophy and Sciences [pt] atSão Paulo State University, made the claim in 2023 thatmané pelado is a derivation ofmanauê, a Brazilian cake from the colonial period that was adapted from a traditional indigenous Brazilian meal. It was created by the Portuguese after adding eggs, milk, sugar, and fat to an indigenous meal consisting of yuca doughbaked in a banana leaf and baking it in a tray instead of in leafs.Mané pelado would have then been developed when coconut and cheese were added tomanauê. It would get its name from a gradual shift from "manauê" to "manué" to "mané", withpelado (naked) being added to the end as a reference to how the dessert would be baked in a pan rather than a banana leaf.[4]
