Comments on: Lily Makes Bolo Rainha

By: Portuguese Learner

Portuguese Learner — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:04:38 +0000

Cheers for the bolo info.

I’ll put it into BYKI or ANKI together with the coffee info from the Emma’s house in Portugal blog’ and next time I’m there I’ll be sure to impress!

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:24:49 +0000

Hi – I think I would be surprised finding ham in a cake!
Here’s a list of some of the cakes you can find in Portugal. I know there are many more – especially the sweet pastries that I don’t know all the names of. It can be useful then to learn the words for orange, lemon, apple etc so that you can ask for a flavour you like.

Bolo de nozes – walnut cake
Bolo de coco – coconut cake
Bolo de páscoa – easter cake
Bolo de mel – honey cake
Bolo de frutas – fruit cake
Bolo pobre – rotten cake
Bolo de cenoura – carrot cake

Tarte de amêndoa – almond tart
Tarte de maçã – apple tart
Tarte de laranja – orange tart
Queijadas – sweet cheese tarts

Sonhos – dreams – like a doughnut
Malasada – similar to a doughnut

Fatias douradas – golden slices bread dipped in milk, fried and then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon

Pão-de-lo – sponge cake

Queques de Limão/Laranga – small cakes flavoured with lemon or orange

By: Portuguese Learner

Portuguese Learner — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:50:45 +0000

Do you have a listing of Bolos?

I ask because I’m rather fond of coffee, and nearly always order a bolo with my coffee when in Portugal.

However, the last time I was there, in Funchal, I bought a bolo by pointing at one that looked nice, only to discover it had ham in the middle.

Whilst this is perhaps innovative and maybe interesting, my partner is a vegetarian, and was, erm, somewhat surprised…

So, do you know where I might find a list of the sort of bolos one might find in Portuguese coffee shops, preferably in both English and Portuguese?