Portugal: Authentic recipes and ingredients

Explore Portugal's culinary heritage and innovation through 66 recipes. The book features interviews with a dozen Portuguese chefs from Lisbon to Porto, who share their interpretations of the nation's gastronomic traditions. Recipes range from classic dishes such as Caldo Verde, Bacalhau à Brás, and Pastéis de Nata to modern creations like Quejidas com Ginja (liquor-infused cheesecakes). The collection spans bistro food and tabernas, modern petiscos and contemporary cuisine, as well as Portuguese pastries, cakes, and puddings. Specific recipes include grilled scallops and salpicão, flambéed chouriço, salt cod fritters, Portuguese seafood rice, pork stew with clams, tangy mandarin crème caramels, pica-pau mushrooms, and pastéis de nata. The book also includes recommendations for pastelarias, grocery shops, and dining establishments. It serves as a guide to the diverse flavors of Europe's oldest country.