Here follows the first batch of restaurant reviews from our new home town. I would value any comments and suggestions for other establishments to try, as well and second opinions on the places we have already visited! Quatro Aguas –…
OK, so tapenade isn’t exactly Portuguese, but this salty, fishy dip is great for Christmas time and in a place with plentiful tasty olives, it seemed a shame not to make it. What you need: 250g pitted green olives 25g…
When you sit down in most restaurants in Portugal, you are presented with some bread and a selection of things to nibble on – this can range from some sardine or cheese spread and a few olives, to cheese and…
It probably seems strange that one of the things I most looked forward to trying in Portugal was cabbage soup, but the description in the “Food of Spain and Portugal” by Elisabeth Luard was so vivid and appetising it was right…
This is quite a spicy wine from the Beiras region. We were a little unsure at first but it is one of those wines which tastes a little too rough on the first mouth-full but then becomes something really rather…
Let’s face it, when a wine costs less than 80 euro cents, you’ve got to at least give it a go, and I take the attitude that I can always use it to add weight to a stew or something…
For my first wine review, I will start with the Vinho Verde which is as ubiquitous in Portugal as Jacobs Creek is in the UK: Casal Garcia. Vinho Verde, for those that don’t know, is very young wine, often a bit…
Where better for me to start than with the most internationally well-known Portuguese ingredient: Piri-Piri sauce. Although this sauce is available in all manner of differently branded little bottles, it seemed only right that having moved here, we learned to make our…
