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. …
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, …
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, …
Rissois are a delicious type of fried pastry from Portugal. They come in many types but my favourite is Rissóis de Camarão. Rissois that are stuffed with a creamy shrimp filling, which is wrapped in a light dough and then fried. If you visited Portugal, you’ve probably noticed these golden-brown half-moon shaped pastries displayed in …