Around 1974, after the Portuguese revolution, the Napoleão family in Lisbon started selling wines and Port wines in Lisbon. A quite peculiar name for a Portuguese family of course, but the explanation is a simple one. Portugal was once occupied by France for a short period of time and like in other European countries Napoleon obliged civilians [...]
March 6th, 2008 | Posted in Baixa, Baixa Chiado, Eating & drinking, Food, History, Lisbon city center, Luxury food shops, Olive oil, Port wine, Shopping, Tourist information, Wine | 4 Comments
A caldeirada, a traditional Portuguese fish stew, can consist of seafood (caldeirada de marisco), salted codfish (caldeirada de bacalhao) or any fish of your choice. We’ll concentrate on making a ‘caldeirada de peixe’ (plain fish) and we’ll use some nice fresh douradas. As we cook for 4 persons we’ll take 4 large douradas, or 8 [...]
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Fish, Food, Recepies, Seafood | 1 Comment
Already in early history the Portuguese used olives in their alimentation, but like in many mediterranean countries, it was the romans that were responsible for the introduction of the fine art of producing and extracting higher quality olive oil. Nowadays olive oil is the main fat used in the preparation of Portuguese dishes, and also [...]
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Fish, Food, History, Olive oil, Recepies, Seafood | No Comments
