
Centro, Portugal
Ovos Moles de Aveiro
Thin communion wafers shaped like shells and filled with sweet egg yolk cream.
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Centro, Portugal
Thin communion wafers shaped like shells and filled with sweet egg yolk cream.

Portugal
Painho de Portalegre is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Portalegre District, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.

Alentejo, Portugal
Paio de Beja
Smoked Alentejo pork sausage with chunks of lean meat and fat.

Lisbon Region, Portugal
Pampilho is a Portuguese sweet from Santarém District, shaped as a pastry and finished with its characteristic sugar, nut, or egg filling.

Northern Portugal, Portugal
Papas de sarrabulho is a Portuguese stew from Braga District, built around a seasoned broth and the region’s staple ingredients.

Portugal
Egg-yolk pastrys soaked in sugar syrup.

Northern Portugal, Portugal
Flaky half-moon pastrys filled with spiced minced veal from Trás-os-Montes.

Lisbon Region, Portugal
Pastel de feijão is a Torres Vedras pastry with a crisp shell and a smooth sweet white-bean-and-almond filling.

Portugal
A flaky Portuguese pastry filled with baked egg custard, finished with a blistered caramelized top.

Coimbra, Portugal
Pastel de Santa Clara is a Portuguese sweet from Coimbra, shaped as a pastry and finished with its characteristic sugar, nut, or egg filling.

Centro, Portugal
Ultra-thin, crispy pastry rolls filled with egg cream from Tentúgal.

Lisbon Region, Portugal
Pastéis de Belém is the named Fábrica product: a flaky pastry shell around baked egg custard made from the house recipe in Belém.

Portugal
Salt cod fritters bound in a light flour-and-egg batter with onion and garlic.

Portugal
Percebes are Atlantic goose barnacles harvested from wave-battered rocks and briefly boiled in seawater.

Portugal
Piri-piri
Piri-piri is a hot chili sauce made with small peppers and oil or vinegar, used to season grilled chicken, seafood, and other Portuguese dishes.

Portugal
Tender roasted octopus with crushed potatoes, garlic, and olive oil.

Madeira, Portugal
Poncha mixes Madeiran sugarcane spirit with honey, sugar, and lemon, traditionally stirred with a wooden caralhinho.

Alentejo, Portugal
Porquinho doce is a Portuguese sweet from Alentejo, shaped as a candy and finished with its characteristic sugar, nut, or egg filling.

Northern Portugal, Macao
Vinho do Porto
Fortified wine from the Douro Valley, ranging from ruby to tawny and vintage.

Portugal
Moelas
Moelas are Portuguese chicken gizzards braised until tender in a savoury wine-and-tomato sauce, a common tasca petisco.

Portugal
Salada de polvo
Salada de polvo is Portuguese octopus salad with tender boiled tentacles, onion, parsley, olive oil, and vinegar served chilled.

Portugal
Arroz Doce
Creamy cinnamon-scented rice pudding, a beloved Portuguese dessert.

Portugal
Pão de Ló
Pão de Ló is a Portuguese sponge cake with a light crumb and, in some regional forms, a soft or partly molten centre.

Northern Portugal, Portugal
Posta Mirandesa is a Portuguese meat dish from Trás-os-Montes, cooked with local seasoning until the defining cut is tender and well browned.

Portugal
Garlicky steak sandwich served in a soft roll, often after a seafood meal.

Portugal
Presunto de Barrancos
Dry-cured Portuguese ham, often from Alentejo or Minho, sliced paper-thin.

Braga, Portugal
Braga crème caramel made with bacon and Port.

Centro, Portugal
A feather-light sponge cake from Ovar with a moist, slightly underbaked center.

Portugal
Queijada de cenoura
Small cheese-and-sugar tarts with a creamy, slightly tangy center.

Lisbon Region, Portugal
Semi-soft sheep's milk cheese from the Arrábida hills with a yellowish crust.

Northern Portugal, Portugal
Firm raw goat milk cheese from Trás-os-Montes with a spicy, earthy flavour.

Alentejo, Portugal
Raw sheep cheese from Alto Alentejo, PDO.

Alentejo, Portugal
Queijo de Évora is a firm sheep’s-milk cheese from Alentejo with a tangy, slightly spicy paste, aged under its protected regional name.

Azores, Portugal
Soft cow cheese from Pico, PDO.

Centro, Portugal
Sheep-and-goat cheese from Beira, PDO.

Alentejo, Portugal
Semi-soft sheep's milk cheese from Alentejo with a clean, slightly sour flavor.