Portuguese Octopus Salad – How to Make Salada de Polvo

Octopus Salad

Portuguese octopus salad is a delightful recipe from the Portuguese coast. It’s typically light, and bursting with flavour. It’s surprisingly simple to make at home! If you go to a traditional Portuguese restaurant or café and order a salad, the chances are high that you might be disappointed with your choice. That’s because in the …

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Portuguese Bacalhau: An Essential Guide to Portuguese Cod

Bacalhau Portugal

Bacalhau is perhaps one of the most famous parts of Portuguese cuisine. Maybe as synonymous with Portugal as a pastel de nata, or grilled sardines. The curious thing about it though? Bacalhau isn’t actually Portuguese, although today it’s not easy to find out. What is bacalhau? Well, the direct translation for bacalhau is quite simply …

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Portuguese Pork and Clams – Carne de Porco à Alentejana

Carne de Porco à Alentejana

Few dishes sum up the flavours of the south of Portugal quite as well as Carne de Porco à Alentejana. You’ll find the dish listed on menus across the Algarve and Alentejo and obscured from its name is the wonderful addition of local clams. Intriguing and unusual for lots of cuisines, this is a dish …

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Fish and Seafood in Portugal – How to Buy Fish in Portugal

Fish Market Portugal

With an incredible coastline, a long heritage of fishing industry, and an impressive culinary scene. There is simply so much choice when it comes to fish and shellfish in Portugal. It might be one of our favourite things about the local Portuguese markets, a wide variety of fresh fish available daily. However, there is one …

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