# I need a South American seafood recipie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857 "2004-04-19T17:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/1 "2004-04-19T17:47:53Z")
Howdy! There’s a dish - it’s South American in origin - that contains a big variety of seafood - lobster, crab, mussles, prawns, scallops, etc. I believe it’s a tomato base and it’s baked - typically in a large stone dish. Generally it’s served at large family get togethers - weddings, christenings, etc. Can anyone either a) tell me what it’s called so I can do a google search, or even better, b) give me a recipie? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/2 "2004-04-19T18:12:35Z")
Are you thinking of [ceviche](http://www.angelfire.com/tx/CZAngelsSpace/CevicheRecipes.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/3 "2004-04-19T18:34:37Z")
Sounds to me like [Brazilian Fish Stew](http://www.cookbrazil.com/moqueca.htm). ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/4 "2004-04-19T19:14:34Z")
Humm - it’s neither of those, although they’re sort of the right idea. This dish has a much wider variety of seafood in it, and seafood is the dominant theme - as opposed to the fish in recipes you guy’s listed. However, I do think it might have corn on the cob featured as a garnish. I saw it featured on Food network on the show with that really tall chef with the beard, who travels all over the place eating food. He was in South America and they made the dish. ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/5 "2004-04-19T19:15:19Z")
Oops, I missed the “baked” part. I guess that rules out ceviche. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/6 "2004-04-19T19:57:54Z")
Would paella be close? [http://www.batista.org/paella.html](http://www.batista.org/paella.html) ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/7 "2004-04-19T20:57:11Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > Would paella be close? **YES!!** Woo hoo! So - now that I know what it is, and have a recipie - can anyone suggest what I can replace the chicken stock with? The only meat-type product I eat is seafood so I would prefer not to have nasty bird-flu chicken juice in my paella, if possible. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-south-american-seafood-recipie/240857/8 "2004-04-19T21:24:45Z")
You can buy bottled clam broth in most grocery stores. There is also canned vegetble stock, or it’s pretty easy to make your own–just simmer onion, celery, parsley, garlic, etc. in enough water to cover.