Portuguese food is really awesome! Being the home of the Great Navigator, there is a lot to offer in the way of seafood, so if you're a fan of the fruits of the sea, you can find no better place! One of the most famous dishes is Bacalao, or cod, which is dried and salted heavily. The Portuguese generally cook stews with it, which are pretty salty. Here's some of the pretty cod we saw in a grocery store:

Mmmm..... and at ~9.99 Euro pre kilo, you can't go wrong!

drizzled with olive oil... The name lagareiro refers to an olive oil mill worker, since it is drenched in delicious Portuguese olive oil... mmm... so delicious!!!

My favourite dish is the grilled octopus, or Polvo à Lagareiro. The exquisite adult octopus is first baked, then blackened on a grill with garlic and onion, thenwith olive oil... The name lagareiro refers to an olive oil mill worker, since it isin delicious Portuguese olive oil...

Of course the Portuguese have some rice dishes like Paella, which is my wife's favourite:

Delicious clams abound...

Here's some delicious grilled swordfish:

Of course being part of the Iberian peninsula, you need to have aged ham legs:

I'd love to dip that ham in those lobsters in a supremely unkosher delight!

Mmmm... crabs....

Such food porn! When you live in Israel, you don't get to see these beauties very often...

There are endless delights of the sea...

Ahhhh! Now I know why Israelis are afraid of seafood!

But come on what's wrong about these beautiful options?

They have clams, prowns, mollusks, everything you could ask for from the sea!

Portugal is such a wonderful place!

Octopi ready to be drenched in olive oil!

Of course, super delicious wine for super cheap! 1.08 € each bottle??? You'd have to be crazy to not buy this!

A bottle of wine in Israel costs ~ 7 € minimum. Here was a delicious one we had at dinner once:

Of course in the Belem neighborhood in Lisbon, they are famous for their pastry, the Pasteis de Belem, or Pasteis Natal (if it's not your trademarked version ;P).

It's some eggs and cream in a little pastry, famous all around the world. My wife is Chinese, and it's actually very common there! The call it Dan Ta, 蛋挞, or egg tart.



My wife says it's better in China at the Kentucky Fried Chicken there. Of course I said she is a tasteless barbarian for insulting Portugal, and am now filing for divorce with the Tel Aviv rabbinate. I'll have to try and get her to abort the child.

Maybe they do look delicious however? There's purple sweet potatoes in this one.

One thing that no human should ever eat from Porto, is the Franceschina.

A sandwich of beef, ham, bacon, and other assorted meats, with white bread, covered with melted cheese, gravy and if you're doing it right, topped with a fried egg, the Franceschina is a crime against humanity, for which even Americans feel disgusting eating.





Another popular snack in Portugal is the smoked head of a pig. That said you need to try the Franceschina. It's awesome, although I still hate myself when I think about it.Another popular snack in Portugal is the smoked head of a pig.

My wife loved chewing on this guy.

Baked cod is a delicious option for you in Portugal:

Here is some Portuguese Paella... of course with Bacalao!

When in Porto, you need to try some Port! Be careful though... it's very sweet and can cause diabetes.

They are also known for their delicious bars of almond butter. After we had the port, I ate this whole bar and burped up bubbles for hours!





Thanks for reading, Chaverim!

Sauce



