Portuguese Food
Portugal has fantastic food, based on ancestral traditions of locals, based on fisherman and farmers. Meat or Fish, travelers, and locals have available so many options that will enjoy Portuguese gastronomy.
Unique and distinctive the Portuguese cuisine has its origins on the Atlantic sea, locals farmers, and the influence of the Age of Discoveries. Why it is so unique? Because The Portuguese took their own gastronomy worldwide, introduced also ingredients from other countries or Continents, and influenced international gastronomy in many different ways.
Food, fish and meat dishes that worth to try
When you think of fish options, you will find delicious grilled fish, Cataplanas, or even stews-based.Doesn´t have any techniques, but the freshness of the ingredients makes the difference between the cooking process and final flavors. Sardines, Seabass, Horse-mackerel are some of the excellent options, however, you will find also available options with Octopus, clams, cuttlefish, razor clams, goose barnacles, that you will love.
If you are a meat lover, well, there are a lot of options also for you and you will be able to order a delicious meat dish in any restaurant in Portugal. You will also find it in some of the cooking classes and market tours available in the country.
Portuguese cuisine you will discover dishes based on beef, pork, duck, turkey, chicken, rabbit, among other options. Sausages and Chorizo´s, you have more than 300 options, which can be fresh or smoked during months. You will discover that on food, you have dishes with different meats, such as Cozido à Portuguesa, Francesinha among others. On the meat, you will discover the excellence of DOP meats ( which means, Protected Domination of Origin), from North to South of the country.
When food is paradise in Portugal
The most common asides on Portuguese food are: rice (Portugal is a rice producer), potatoes, and vegetables. You will find amazing soups and locals love them by night, eating them with some slices of bread, chorizo, cheese mainly. Cheeses are also one of the main local products that you should taste and you don’t have any lactose intolerance. You will find them fresh or cured, creamy or dried, from cow, sheep, or goat. It is not common to use cream on most of the food dishes, however you will find some, such as Codfish with Cream.
We are not forgetting the Portuguese Olive Oil, the country is one of the top worldwide producers and you have more than 250 brands, from multinational companies to familiar companies with lower production however an amazing quality.
Good food, excellent ingredients, perfect cheeses, and chorizos. We are missing the Portuguese wines, which make the perfect food pairing while eating. Take a look at our wine section. Discover Portugal and the food options you have available.
One of the highlights of a visit the Saint George Castle is the opportunity to walk along the ramparts and enjoy the breathtaking views over Lisbon.
Portuguese wines have more than 300 different grape varieties. Learn more about these three notable grape varieties for white wines.
One of the highlights of a visit the Saint George Castle is the opportunity to walk along the ramparts and enjoy the breathtaking views over Lisbon.
POPULATION
LANGUAGE
POPULATION
Portugal has a population of about 10 million.
The population density is at its greatest in Lisbon, the capital and its suburbs, where about 1.9 million people live. The second largest city in Portugal is Oporto in the north.
Generally speaking, there are more people living in the country’s coastal regions than in the inland areas.
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE
From a Latin root, Portuguese is spoken by about 250 million people in every continent, and is the 5th most spoken language in the world and the 3rd, if we only consider the European languages.
The Portuguese-speaking countries are scattered all over the world. Portuguese is spoken in Africa (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé e Príncipe), in South America (Brazil) and in Asia, (East Timor, the youngest nation in the world), and it is also the official language in Macao Special Administrative Region of China.
In Portugal there are lots of people who are able to communicate in English, French and Spanish.
Market Tour in Portugal is a journey to the world of senses, discovering the Portuguese ingredients in the market stalls. You will be able to engage with locals, making questions, and always with a professional chef with you to visit the local market.
Pica Pau is a Portuguese petisco based on meat. It is possible to feature pork or beef (or even a mix of both) and as a delicious sauce, which is usually based on beer.