Brazilians love farinha de mandioca (manioc meal), especially prepared in the form of farofa, which is nothing more than the meal toasted to a pale golden color, either in a skillet on top of the stove or in the oven. This is put in a farinheira, a shaker that appears on every Brazilian table, and is sprinkled on all kinds of savory foods. The recipe here is for the basic farofa. There are other, more elaborate ones, such as farofa de dendê, which is fried in dendê (palm oil) after being toasted, and farofa de ameixas, which is made with prunes. Cooks, depending on the menu, may add onions, crispy bacon, passion fruit pulp, or shredded kale, to name just a few favorite ingredients.