10 Traditional Portuguese Recipes

Caldo Verde Portuguese Green Soup with chouriço

Pasteis de Nata Those gorgeous custard tarts that are a Portuguese delight! Delicious Days has a good article as well as a well received recipe.

Bacalhãu á Gomes de Sá A casserole of cod (bacalhau) and potatoes and onions.

Feijoada A meat and bean stew.

Portuguese Sweet Bread Pão Doce. As it says, a lovely light sweet bread that’s great for breakfast.

Cozido   Portuguesa – Portuguese Stew – A meat and vegetable stew.

Bacalhau  Brás – Cod with scrambled eggs Salt cod (Bacalhau) is the most popular of all foods in Portugal. It is said that there are as many ways to cook it as days in the year. It is often eaten at Christmas as well as throughout the year. This is a nice simple hearty recipe.

Arroz Doce Portuguese rice pudding – literally ‘sweet rice’.

Piri-Piri Hot chilli sauce – way too hot for me but the Portuguese have adopted it as a national favourite from Africa.

Pão de-Ló Portuguese sponge cake – this recipe is perfect.

Some other useful sites

Gils Portuguese Recipes

Easy Portuguese Recipes

Leite’s Culinaria

Portuguese Diner – Portuguese restaurants in the US listed by State.


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