Fatiadas

Fatiadas is a term in Portuguese used to describe food that has been prepared in slices. It is not the name of a single traditional dish; rather it functions as an adjective or noun used in recipes, menus, and product labels to indicate that an ingredient has been sliced thinly or served as sliced portions. The word derives from fatiar, meaning “to slice,” and fatiadas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (for example, batatas fatiadas = sliced potatoes; queijo fatiado = sliced cheese; peixe fatiado = sliced fish).

Usage and variants: In everyday cooking, fatiadas can refer to vegetables, seafood, meat, or cheese presented as slices. It is common in both Portugal and Brazil and often appears on grocery packaging to denote pre-sliced items. In some cases, the term appears in regional or family recipes as a descriptor rather than a formal recipe title.

Notes: As a generic descriptor, fatiadas does not signify a unique culinary tradition beyond the practice of slicing. When encountered as a proper noun in a menu or product line, it may indicate a brand or a specific product line, but such usage is contextual rather than universal.