Portugese Food

Description: Tempt your tastebuds with the cuisine from Portugal!

Newest Review: ... As soon as I take the lid of the dish and breathe in those aromas I am in heaven. Clams (ameijoas) and mussels (mexilhoes) are of the highest quality and in the Algarve and around Cascais and Lisbon are always extremely fresh. Crab and squid dishes are very popular and usually are stuffed. Lulas recheadas is a dish from Lisbon though always on Algarve menus and one of my friends who lived ... more

... close by me in Lagos used to live off this dish. We mustn't forget the tiny caracois. These are small snails that have usually been picked by hand in the early mornings and then sold in the markets of Lisbon and Lagos, in the Algarve. My favouriite taxi ...more

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Portugese Food: No one does it like the Portuguese (2442 words)
by - written on 28/05/09 (Very useful, 164 readings)
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Portuguese cuisine. How would I describe the food of Portugal? Simple, fresh and cooked without any fuss. Most dishes are solid and simple. with a heavy reliance on regional produce incorporating meat, fish, olive oil, coriander, tomatoes, cabbage and a touch of spice. Unlike Mediterranean dishes, fresh herbs do not play an important part. Although Portuguese food has influenced other countries like Goa and Macau it is not generally influenced other cuisines and not usually represented outside the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal's gastronomy is varied to say that it is such a small country. Each region has its own specialities. The Estremadura region which ... Read the complete review

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