Cheese – Isla Cheese from The Azores
Portugal is home to some incredible cheese, and since we moved here we have enjoyed tucking into all sorts – from strong, gloopy queijo de Azeitão (which deserves a future blog post all of its own,) to...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Portuguese Food – Part 6
P is for porco Pork (porco) is everywhere in Portuguese food and, this being a country where very little is wasted, pretty much every part of the pig can be found in one dish or another. Cheap and full...
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The happy news that we are expecting our first child has meant some significant changes to our eating (and drinking) habits. I knew that alcohol would be off-limits once I was pregnant and that other...
View ArticleSmoking Food in Portugal
I love my kitchen gadgets, and it’s something of a running joke with various family members that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find things I don’t have already. At Christmas, my mother hit...
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