Vatapá

Whoever wants vatapá, oh
Should try to make
First the cornmeal
Then the palm oil
Look for a Bahian black woman, oh
Who knows how to stir
Who knows how to stir
Who knows how to stir
Look for a Bahian black woman, oh
Who knows how to stir
Who knows how to stir
Who knows how to stir

Put cashew nuts
A little more
Malagueta pepper
A little more
Put cashew nuts
A little more
Malagueta pepper
A little more

Peanuts, shrimp, grate a coconut
When it's time to crush
Salt with ginger and onion, iaiá
When it's time to season

Don't stop stirring, oh
So it doesn't clump
Pan on the fire
Don't let it burn
With just ten thousand réis and a black woman, oh
You make a vatapá
You make a vatapá
What a good vatapá

Put cashew nuts
A little more
Malagueta pepper
A little more
Put cashew nuts
A little more
Malagueta pepper
A little more

Peanuts, shrimp, grate a coconut
When it's time to crush
Salt with ginger and onion