Discover Portuguese cuisine


If you decide to spend a few days in Portugal It is important that you know a little more about its gastronomy. Let's start with the breakfast. This is usually made up of a toast of bread with butter, cheese or preserved fruits accompanied by a coffee or milk. Sweet pastries, cereals, or yogurt can also be eaten.

A lot of fish and seafood are included in the Portuguese diet. The fish is served grilled, boiled (including steamed and simmered), fried, and even braised or roasted. The most widely consumed type of fish is cod. This is almost always used dry and salty since the Portuguese fishing tradition began before refrigeration was invented. Cod has to be soaked in water or sometimes in eche before cooking.

The dishes Simpler fish dishes are often flavored with virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar. Also popular are sardines (especially grilled), octopus, squid, cuttlefish, crabs, shrimp and prawns, lobster, and many crustaceans, such as barnacles.

The caldeirada It is a stew that consists of a variety of fish and seafood with potatoes, tomatoes and onions. The consumption of meat and poultry has historically been a privilege of the upper classes. Meat was a staple food on the table of a nobleman of the Middle Ages. During winter, a common Portuguese dish is the Cooked Portuguese style. This is a rich stew with bones and pork and, chicken. It is served with cabbage, carrots, turnips, chorizo, rice and potatoes.

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