Conventual sweets are the most typical and characteristic sweets of Portuguese cuisine. There are no other sweets in the world that use this abysmal amount of egg yolks and sugar as it’s used in Portuguese conventual sweets. Initially, you may be surprised, but then you don’t want anything else. The most famous Portuguese conventual sweet … Read more
Everything about Portuguese olive oil, production regions, the characteristics and types of olive oil in Portugal.
Portuguese love cod and are the biggest consumers of cod in the world. In Portugal, cod is eaten in every possible and conceivable way, raw, cooked, roasted, grilled, sliced or shredded, white or yellow cured. But note, the cod we are talking about is always dry and salty. In Portugal, fresh cod is not eaten. … Read more
Wine is part of the history of Portugal, its culture has always been present, throughout the centuries, it has been and it is part of everyone’s life, accompanied us during discoveries and emigration, in life celebrations, is throughout the territory, with different characteristics and qualities, constituting an integral part of Portuguese gastronomy. The production of … Read more
Cod in Portugal is known as the “faithful friend”! It is our faithful friend because in times of war it was there to feed the people, in times of crisis and hunger (and we know how common they were) was the staple food, in times of fast imposed by religion was the alternative to eating … Read more