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Portuguese Food and Cuisine

Briony Stephenson introduces the hidden discovery was propelled by the desire for
delights of Portuguese cuisine.Despite exotic spices and ever since Vasco da
the lasting influence it has had on food Gama discovered the sea route to India at
in such far-away places as Macau and Goa, the turn of the sixteenth century, they
Portuguese cuisine is hugely have proved enormously popular.
underrepresented outside Portugal. Often Peri-peri, a Brazilian spice transplanted
confused with Spanish cooking, it is, in to the former African colonies is used to
fact, quite distinct. At its best, flavour chicken and shrimp. Curry spices
Portuguese food is simple ingredients from Goa are common seasonings. These
impeccably prepared. Based on regional spices are typically used very sparingly,
produce, emphasising fish, meat, olive adding subtle flavour and depth to
oil, tomato, and spices, it features dishes. It is these influences that have
hearty soups, homemade bread and cheeses, helped make Portuguese food so markedly
as well as unexpected combinations of different from that of other
meat and shellfish.For a relatively small Mediterranean countries and in Lisbon
nation, Portugal has surprising today there are scores of restaurants
gastronomic variety. The Estremadura specialising in the cuisines of the old
region, which includes Lisbon, is famous empire as well as Brazilian-style juice
for its seafood - the fish market at bars, offering drinks and ice-cream made
Cascais, just outside the capital, is one from exotic fruits.If there is one thing
of the largest in the country - while the that typifies traditional Portuguese
production of sausages and cheese food, however, it is fish. From the
elsewhere adds another dimension to the common anchovy to swordfish, sole, sea
national cuisine. The Algarve, the last bream, bass and salmon, markets and menus
region of Portugal to achieve reveal the full extent of Portugal's love
independence from the Moors, and situated affair with seafood. In Portugal, even a
on North Africa's doorstep, contributes a street-bought fish burger is filled with
centuries-old tradition of almond and fig flavour. Bacalhau, salted cod, is the
sweets.Traditional Portuguese food is Portuguese fish and said to be the basis
typified by fish.Indeed, the Portuguese for some 365 recipes, one for each day of
have a long history of absorbing culinary the year. Two dishes are particularly
traditions from other peoples. The age of notable.




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