As Christmas festivities approach, The small newspaper It offers you a selection of typical dishes that the Portuguese appreciate during the year-end festivities. From appetizers to dessert, discover some of Portugal’s culinary specialties.
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For starters, Leptitjournal brings you three staples of Portuguese tables during the year-end festivities. It is known that the Portuguese love “bacalhau”, this fish that is nothing but cod. The famous pasti de bacalhau are small cod fritters, also called accara cod, and are very popular at this time of year. The Portuguese are also crazy about sapateira recheada, which is a stuffed crab served mainly in “marisqueiras”, seafood restaurants.
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As for the main course, the Portuguese love both seafood and classic products. Although octopus dishes accompanied by potatoes and cabbage are found more in the north of the country, bacalhau cozido Unanimously on the Portuguese tables. Boiled cod accompanied by potatoes and cabbage, all drizzled with olive oil, embodies the typical dish par excellence of Portugal. And no mess! Leftover cod from December 24 is eaten at noon the following day, giving the name “roupa velha”, which literally means “old clothes”. Finally, for meat lovers, the Letao Asado, roast suckling pig, will surely please your guests with the tenderness of this meat. Nowadays, roast turkey is also part of more urban settings.
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Portuguese culinary culture is full of gourmet pastries, but some are only available in bakeries during the holiday season. So why not end the meal on a sweet note with a Polo Re The perfect party cake. It’s the Portuguese log, brioche filled with dried fruit and candied fruit that looks like a crown. Dried and candied fruits are from the south of France and are also a Christmas tradition.
In bolo rei we also find a bean that replaces the porcelain bean. The Portuguese are also crazy about cakes, eg Filehouse and the Sunhouse Those fried donuts dipped in cinnamon sugar. Finally, lamprea de uvos owes its name to its resemblance to lamprey, a river fish eaten in Portugal. This pastry made of sugar, eggs and almonds is very popular in Portugal during the year-end celebrations.
Also read from our partner Villaferia-Living in Portugal : Christmas in Portugal: 5 Portuguese Recipes You’ll Love
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