Few things are as warming and delicious as some of the soups available here in Portugal. They’re also amazingly cheap at most cafés. Often a serving of sopa do dia and a slice of bread can be as little as €1! That’s the soup of the day, and if you’re lucky it will be a …
If there’s one thing Portuguese cuisine does well, it’s comfort food. Perhaps the best example is Bacalhau com Natas, or Salt Cod with Cream. It’s a delicious combination of flaky bacalhau served in a mixture of cream, potatoes, and onion, then topped with cheese and baked in the oven. On a chilly evening it doesn’t …
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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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Pastéis de Nata have a special place in our hearts, perhaps because they were the first traditional food we tried in Portugal, or perhaps they’re simply delicious and we’ve eaten so many of them. They are amazing warm with a cup of coffee, or even with a glass of Port as a dessert. What’s a Pastel …
Read morePastel de Nata: Homemade Portuguese Custard Tart Recipe
