The Portuguese like to cook, use olive oil for cooking, eat more than most European countries to suit the appetite of Chinese, and the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest diets in the world.
Portuguese food is very regional, the north eats a lot of meat, and the style is relatively rough, and the south is Mediterranean style. Many Chinese mention Portuguese cuisine and only know a Portuguese egg tart, which is not true.
Portuguese egg tarts
Portuguese tarts are the most authentic Portuguese tarts, and their taste is timeless. With the change of the times, various flavors of Portuguese egg tarts have emerged. Egg tarts in Lisbon's Belem district are sprinkled with cinnamon powder, attracting dim sum-loving tourists. The Portuguese have a unique ingenuity in dim sum, and there are dim sum shops on almost every street. Ordering a cup of coffee with an egg tart, sitting outside the café with three or five friends and basking in the sun, it is really leisurely.
Pickled cod:
In Europe, only Icelanders eat more fish than the Portuguese. Spanish super chef Ferran also praised, "Portugal's Atlantic sea produces the best seafood in the world." "The abundance of fish sold in Portuguese markets is dizzying, and it is said that the Portuguese have 365 ways to make pickled cod. So when you travel in Portugal, you can eat pickled cod at every restaurant and every meal if you want, and pickled cod can also be said to be the closest dish to the Portuguese soul.
Portuguese stew
Portuguese stew is a dish loved by the people of Portugal. This dish is basically a pot of stew, more typical is to put some beef, small pork, sometimes also put chicken, there will always be cabbage, potatoes, carrots and sausages, including red and spicy sausages and fennel-flavored pork blood cakes. Although the tastes of each region are different, it is the stew that binds the Portuguese table together.
French
There is an old saying in Portugal: every Porto has a restaurant in his heart that he likesinha, which proves the weight of Francesinha in the hearts of The Portuguese! What the hell is this? In fact, it is a unique Portuguese sandwich, a variety of meats combined with cheese and vegetables, with an omelette can be!
Cereals and rice: the basic food of the Portuguese immigrant dinner table
The Portuguese are the most likely to eat rice in Europe, far more than the Spaniards and Italians. Spanish meat rice and Italian seasoned rice are everywhere in the world, but Portuguese rice is neglected. It's worth mentioning that Portuguese paella is gorgeous: full rice with coriander, tomato juice full of garlic flavor, plus a large plate of seafood – lobster, crab, clams and shrimp – delicious and satisfying.
Roast suckling pig
Portuguese roast suckling pig and Chinese roast suckling pig is still very different, due to the use of special sauce marinade before baking, in the baking process from time to time to apply olive oil, Portuguese roast suckling pig skin tender meat and meat is not dry, when the table heroic cut into a big fast, with potato chips and honey orange, eat a bite is really enjoyable!
Portuguese Seafood Congress
As if the host was intent on challenging our sense of taste, the first main course was presented at the Portuguese Seafood Festival. The soup made of tomatoes, onions, and curries is the most exciting, fragrant but does not take away the sweetness of the seafood. The bright red soup is lined with meat crabs, ribbons, green mouths, prawns, each of which seems to have been carefully selected, full and tender, which confirms the cooking concept of Portuguese cuisine "using the best ingredients to make the best dishes".