Travel Reference
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Chouriço
(spicy sausage) for sale at a market stall, Sintra (
click here
)
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Alentejo
Warning to vegetarians: pork will confront you at every repast. Bread also figures heavily;
you'll find it in gazpacho or
açorda
. During hunting season,
perdiz
(partridge),
lebre
(hare) and
javali
(wild boar) are the go. The Alentejo also has surf-and-turf blends such as
carne de porco à alentejana
(braised pork with baby clams).
Estremadura & Ribatejo
Seafood dominates the culinary palate in Estremadura;
caldeiradas de peixe
(fish stews)
rule the menus, closely followed by
escabeche
(marinated vinegar fish stew) and
sopas de
