Portuguese cuisine Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
culinary traditions of Portugal
About Portuguese cuisine
Portuguese cooking uses simple ingredients and uncomplicated techniques. It's a cuisine based in the countryside and on the coast, passed down to current generations from their farming and fishing ancestors. The Portuguese are a frugal people. They waste no part of the animal, relishing parts that many other modern-day Westerners would dispose of—pig's ears, cow's trotters, tripe, and various organs. Still, in many cities you will find restaurants offering new takes on Portugal's culinary heritage. In 2011, a panel of judges selected the "Seven wonders of (Portuguese) gastronomy" from an initial list of 70 nominations, later whittled down to 21 finalists. The winners, all covered in greater detail later in this article, were: For many years, Portuguese people emigrated to resettle in forei
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