| Summary: | This article interprets the work of vegetarian Domingos of Castro Perdigão entitled “What to eat, adaptation of the vegetarian food system for use by Brazilians” published in Maranhão in 1918. Considered one of the first books dealing with vegetarianism in the state, the work highlights the connections between Brazilians and Portuguese for the construction of a vegetarian society. The text focuses on the difference in conceptions about vegetarianism in Portugal, with an eugenic bias, and in Maranhão, which is regionalized and adheres to local traditions. The work is analyzed according to the script of Perdigão's writing, which divided it into two parts. The first examines what the author classifies as vegetarian food and its fundamental rules, which revealed to us a man excited about vegetarian ideas, but also unorthodox in his meatless diets. The final part of our research focuses on the second and last part of the book, where the author dedicates himself to recipes and menus for the vegetarian public in Maranhão. In this section we find a vegetarian stuck with the food traditions of his land, but who struggles to change the eating habits of Maranhão, using his knowledge to produce elaborate recipes with typical fruits well known to the population. Finally, in Perdigão, we found the vegetarian in his own way and time.
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