Homemade Papo Secos – Portuguese Bread Rolls

Papo Secos Portuguese Bread

Papo seco sometimes referred to as carcaça is a Portuguese bread roll which is very popular in bakeries and households across the country. With an oblong shape and a crease in the middle, its great in sandwiches, toasties, or simply as a butter vessel. And most importantly, it is the bread used in the acclaimed …

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Canja de Galinha – Portuguese Chicken and Mint Soup

Canja de Galinha Portugal

Canja de Galinha is a delicious, fresh and hearty soup made with chicken and mint from Portuguese cuisine. If you’ve spent some time in Portugal, you probably know that an authentic Portuguese meal nearly always start with a delicious soup. A typical lunch will often consist of soup with a savoury pastry, toast or toastie. …

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Portuguese Feijoada à Transmontana – Portuguese Bean Stew

Portuguese Feijoada

Portuguese Feijoada is a hearty and delicious bean stew that combines a variety of preserved sausages, pork meat, and vegetables. When describing Portuguese gastronomy, we often mention the typical features of a Mediterranean diet, ingredients like fish, olive oil, peppers, tomatoes, and wheat. A cuisine full of light and fresh ingredients that suits sunny Portugal, …

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Portuguese Baked Bream – Dourada Assada

Oven baked dourada - sea bream

With what seems to be the official arrival of summer in many European countries, we start to transition from the hearty food to the more light and summery meals! In Portugal, that means seafood dishes, grilled fish, fish stews, and so on! An oven baked sea bream is one of those meals, simple, uncomplicated, quick, …

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