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. This is a dish that combines seafood and pork perfectly. Despite …
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With at least one of us having lots of experience of working in a typical Portuguese café we thought we’d be in a great position to explain coffee in Portugal. Not just the types of coffee you can get, but more importantly how to order them when you’re in Portugal. Today, coffee is an essential …
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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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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 …
