Portugal

Typical Foods

 * Meats:**
 * beef
 * pork
 * salted pork
 * several types of enchido
 * pigs feet
 * cured ham


 * Fish:**
 * they have a well developed sea industry
 * they have Europe's highest fish consumption
 * fish served grilled,boiled,fried, deep fried, stewed, roasted
 * more than 365 ways of cooking cod (one for every day of the year)
 * they have been fishing since the 15th century
 * popular are fresh sardines, octopus, squid, cuttlefish, shrimp,crabs, prawns, barnacles, hake sea bass, selfish, clams,molluscs, oyster


 * Vegetables:**
 * popular are tomatoes, cabbage, and onions
 * many starchy dishes
 * rich bean stew
 * many dishes are served with salads


 * Breads:**
 * mostly eat bread for breakfast

leite-creme
 * Desserts:**
 * enjoy rich egg-based deserts
 * seasoned with spices such as cinnamon and vanilla
 * most popular dessert is leita-creme, which is a set egg custard
 * Condiments/Spices:**


 * Others:**

Famous Dishes
Acorda de Mariscos
 * *  [|Açorda]
 *  [|Alheira]
 *  [|Bacalhau] - dried [|cod] cooked in very diverse manners
 *  [|Barnacles] and [|gooseneck barnacles]
 *  [|Beef brain] (Mioleira)
 *  [|Beef tongue]
 *  [|Black pudding] (morcela and chouriço de sangue)
 *  [|Boar] and [|Venison]
 *  [|Bola de Carne] (Original one from Lamego)
 *  [|Bola de Bacalhau]
 *  [|Bola de Sardinha]
 *  [|Bola de Vinha de alhos]
 *  [|Bolinhos de Bacalhau]
 *  [|Broa] - a national bread of Portugal
 *  [|Cabidela]
 *  [|Cabra no Pote]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Cabrito Estonado]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Caldeirada]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Caldo verde] || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Chanfana]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Cheese] ( [|São Jorge], [|Azeitão] , [|Castelo Branco] , [|Serra] , [|Nisa] , [|Beira Baixa yellow] , [|Beira Baixa spicy] , [|Santarém] , [|Saloio] , Serpa, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Chouriços] and other types of [|cured] [|sausages]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Cockles]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Covilhete]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Cozido à portuguesa] - Portuguese stew
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Crabs]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Eels] (enguias) - fried or stewed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Eggs and brains] (Omolete de Mioleira)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Espetada] - various kebbabs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Farinheira]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Feijoada] || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Hake]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Horse mackerel]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Lamprey]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Leitão à Bairrada]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Linguiça]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Lobster] (lavagante), [|Spiny lobster] (lagosta), [|Slipper lobster] (cavaco) - boiled or grilled
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Malasada]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Maranhos] (Rare rice and mint sausage)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Moiras]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Morcelas]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Octopus]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Ovos Moles]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pastel de Chaves]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pastel de nata]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pastel de Tentúgal]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pork rind]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pork] and [|Cow] [|Trotters] || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Portuguese sweet bread] and [|Folar]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Posta Mirandesa]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Pudim Abade Priscos]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Queijada de Sintra]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Rice pudding]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Sardines] (sardinhas assadas)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Sarrabulho]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Scabbard fish]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Sea bass]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Snails]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Squid]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Tripe] ( [|Tripas] ) - done in very diverse manners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Travesseiro] - tradicional crayon from "Piriquita", Sintra
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Túbaros] - testicles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fresh [|prawns] and [|shrimps] (gambas frescas) - boiled or fried ||

Foreign Influences

 * sweet oranges brought from india
 * poirtugal imported spices to Asia
 * tea was brought to portugal from England
 * portagese food was mostly influenced from brazillian food
 * japan gave sugar

Recipe
Acorda Ingredients
 * 5 || cans || broth ||  ||
 * 4 || tablespoons || garlic || minced ||
 * 1/4 || cup || olive oil ||  ||
 * 12 || ounces || bread crumbs ||  ||
 * 3/4 || teaspoon || sea salt ||  ||
 * 70 || ounces || chicken broth ||  ||

Directions
Combine ingredients in a pot. Simmer for at least an hour. Serve hot or freeze.