Pastéis of Chicken, Cream Cheese & Green Olives

Made with pastry that is paper-thin, filled with a variety of savoury or sweet fillings and then deep-fried, pastéis are lighter and crispier than empanadas. They are believed to have been created when Japanese immigrants started deep-frying gyoza (Japanese dumplings) to sell as snacks at weekly fruit and vegetable street markets, known in Brazil as feiras. Pastéis stalls are usually run by Nikkei families at such markets and their delicious pastéis are ev