Arroz Doce – Authentic Portuguese Rice Pudding Recipe

Arroz Doce Rice Pudding

Arroz doce is a traditional rice-based dessert known to many across Portugal. Although arroz doce can be directly translated as sweet rice. It’s better known as rice pudding for our English speakers, and milchreis for the German speakers. Essentially though, it’s a bowl of sweet and creamy rice made with sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and lemon …

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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 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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