Pica-Pau Recipe – Portuguese Pica-pau (Woodpecker Beef)

Pica Pau Recipe

This recipe combines everything the Portuguese love: simplicity, flavourfulness, and plenty of sauce to mop up with a good slice of bread. No wonder it’s a classic dish! Well, at least in the local hearts. With a name that’s not particularly appealing, pica-pau often falls behind dishes that are much more famous. Keen eyed visitors …

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Portuguese Food – The Food you Need to Eat in Portugal!

Portuguese Food

We’ve now been eating and cooking our way around Portugal for over four years! So we think we’re in a good position to be able to share some of the best and most essential dishes for any visitor to Portugal to try! Portuguese food is varied and loaded with regional delicacies. This article will cover …

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Portuguese Brandy – The Complete Guide to Aguardente Vínica

Portuguese Brandy

Thinking of brandy, you might first think of Cognac and Armanac in France. However, brandy connoisseurs will know that Portugal produces some fine brandies too! Don’t quite believe us yet? Well Lourinhã in central Portugal is one of only three regions in Europe that is a Denomination of Controlled Origin to produce brandy, alongside the …

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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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