This tag includes lessons and posts about food and related European Portuguese Vocabulary. Some include Portuguese-specific food and ingredients. Others are about food terms in general, such as vegetables, for instance.
In this post, we’re looking at the Portuguese Recipe Bacalhau à Brás. The best part of the fish for this dish is the abas/badanas (flaps/edges). These are easy to buy preselected and prepackaged in supermarkets. If you’re not sure what steps to take to start cooking then read how to pre-prepare salt cod first. Ingredientes … Read more
Why do the Portuguese eat Codfish on Christmas Eve? Isn’t it curious that a country like Portugal, where a variety of fresh fish is caught and consumed, has chosen this fish? It’s not a straightforward fish to prepare! It requires a few impractical steps of prep work such as re-hydration in bowls of water for … Read more
What are the different beef cuts in Portugal? 🐄Beef is cut in many different ways around the world, and Portuguese beef cuts can be quite different from those you may know in English-speaking countries. In this lesson, we’ll look at the most common cuts of beef used in Portugal and their approximate equivalents in English. … Read more
This dish, also known as frango de churrasco à Portuguesa (Portuguese style barbecued chicken), is a famous traditional Portuguese Chicken recipe. It originated during the Age of Discovery, when the Portuguese sailors brought back the chilli peppers (malaguetas) from Mozambique. The Portuguese then combined it with another typical pepper based barbecue sauce. This gave rise … Read more
This is the recipe for Bolo-rei. Portuguese King cake is a festive cake part of the Portuguese Christmas and Epiphany tradition. It refers to the three wise men and translates as King’s Cake. If you’d like to know more about it and the traditions surrounding it, please click here. For an audio demonstration of the … Read more
Bolo-rei is a festive cake that is part of the Portuguese Christmas and Epiphany tradition. Its name alludes to the three wise men and translates as King’s Cake. It’s a brioche-like cake, not too sweet, round in shape with a large hole in the centre, resembling a crown. The dough contains a mixture of raisins, … Read more