Bacalhau à Brás

Arroz de Marisco
Being a foodie, I always have a hard time deciding what to eat, mainly because I want to try everything all at once! Luckily for us food-obsessed people, the Portuguese’s answer to this is the seafood rice dish. It’s served as a caldeirada or fish stew, so there’s lots of room to throw in lobster, crab, shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams, and anything else they can find. With saffron, turmeric, curry, coriander, hot chilli peppers, and garlic (lots of it) your tastebuds won’t know what’s coming. Somehow I wonder how they got the rice in there to begin with.

Açorda de Gambas

Lisbon is nothing short of one of the most memorable foodie experiences you may ever have! If you have the chance, eat with a local. They can show you the traditional and truly authentic side of Portugual. Or you can always invite me to eat with you!


How to get here: Cervejaria Trindade is located in the Bairro Alto neighbourhood on the narrow cobblestoned rua Nova da Trindade 20. The former monastery dates back to 1836 (the historical blue-tiled walls still remain) and on sunny days you can dine in the bright courtyard which used to be the monastery’s dining hall. Metro: Rossio or Baxia-Chiado.
What to budget: While Lisbon is generally budget-friendly, at Cervejaria Trindade 20 euros gets you super generous portions and a 3-course meal.
Nice Post… but we, the portuguese, used to say that we have 1001 different ways to cook salted cod fish 🙂
365 ways is a very small number… 🙂
Cheers,
JC
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That would take a lifetime to cook but I am SO happy to test taste all 1001 of ’em!!!
I was in Lisbon for a few days when I studied abroad in Madrid in 2009 and absolutely loved the city and the food there – especially the seafood!
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I found the natas tarts are also so tempting here! They're hard to miss when every bakery window is filled with them! I discovered Ola ice cream for the first time too