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The liquid in which the stew is prepared is often thickened later and the sauce is formed. A stew can include many types of vegetables, including but not limited to carrots, potato, beans, peppers, tomatoes, and onions. It can be prepared with meat, chicken, sausages, and seafood, the cooking liquid can be water, broth, wine and even beer. Spices can be used according to taste. The stew can be thickened with flour or cornstarch. The difference between soups and stews is that the stews have less liquid and become thicker, while most of the soups are not unless they are smoothies.

The preparation of the stew comes from prehistory. Primitive tribes used to cook various types of food as a prelude to mating rituals. The Amazon tribes would use the turtle shell as a container for cooking turtle meat and other ingredients. Other cultures used large mollusks to cook food. A Roman cookbook, Apicius, contains recipes for lamb and fish stews. One of the oldest cookbooks was written in French: Le Viandier. It was written by a French chef named Taillevent. The cookbook contains several stews and stews.

Beef burgundy or beef burgundy is a well-known traditional French recipe. This stew is a beef stew with red wine. Traditional wine used in red burgundy with meat broth. The stew is seasoned with garlic, onions, and mushrooms.

Brunswick stew is from the southeastern United States. This is usually a tomato stew. You can add beans or butter, but also corn, okra and other vegetables with one or more meats. The most common are chicken, pork, and veal.

The Paprika chicken is of Hungarian origin and is usually produced with chicken, onions, and peppers. It thickens with sour cream or cream.

La Feijoada is a typical Portuguese dish with beans, beef, and pork. It is viewed as a national dish by the Brazilians. Usually, white beans are used, but they are also made with red beans. The other vegetables used are tomatoes, carrots, and cabbage.

The Irish stew is a traditional stew with lamb or lamb, potatoes, carrots, onions, and parsley.

Machado is from the Philippines. The pieces of meat are marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, calamansi juice (from the fruit of a citrus or a small tree), black pepper and bay leaves. Then jump on all sides and jump in the marinade with the stock, the onion slices and the tomato sauce. When it is tender, the liquid thickens in a delicious sauce.

There are many other types of stews, but a person can also make his own with a little imagination.

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