Arroz com pequi

Arroz com pequi is a traditional rice dish originating from the central regions, and it's especially popular in Minas Gerais and Goiás. The key ingredient in the dish is pequi, a small seasonal fruit with a strong cheese-like, barnyardy flavor (although it's a fruit, pequi is usually treated like a vegetable). Other ingredients used in the dish include rice, oil, garlic, onions, chicken broth, chopped green onions, salt, and pepper. The ingredients are simmered until the liquid is absorbed and the rice becomes tender. Before serving, it's recommended to stir in some green onions into the dish. Although the dish is served with the pequi still in the rice, some people like to eat the rice without eating the fruit because it has lots of little spikes coming out of the kernel, and one should be careful when trying to eat the pulp.