Vatapá (Yoruba: vata'pa, [vɐtɐˈpa]) is an Afro-Brazilian dish made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.

[1] Vatapá is of African origin and arrived in Brazil through the Yoruba people with the name of ehba-tápa.

The lyrics contain the recipe for the dish, listing the key ingredients and providing basic instructions for its preparation.

"), written by Dorival Caymmi, where it is named, alongside caruru and munguzá, as a specialty of Bahia.

A partially-translated version of this song appeared in the 1944 live-action and animated film The Three Caballeros, produced by Walt Disney, in which it is sung by José Carioca in an attempt to convince Donald Duck to visit Bahia.