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Traditional Portugal Food

Discover 55 authentic Portugal dishes, from must-try specialties to beloved street food

55 Total Dishes
16 Must-Try
17 Street Food
17 Vegetarian

Traditional Dishes from Portugal

Authentic flavors and culinary traditions of Portugal

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Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato

Portuguese clam dish

Bacalhau à Brás - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

Bacalhau à Brás

Portuguese codfish dish

Bolo do caco - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

Bolo do caco

Typical bread from Madeira, Portugal

espetada - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

espetada

technique of cooking food on skewers

Frango na púcara - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

Frango na púcara

pastéis de Bacalhau - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try Street Food

pastéis de Bacalhau

potato dish

Must Try Street Food Vegetarian

Queijada de Sintra

Traditional Portuguese sweet

arroz de marisco - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

arroz de marisco

Portuguese seafood rice dish

Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá

typical fish from Porto, Portugal

Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo

Bacalhau casserole

Must Try

dobrada

Portuguese meat dish

feijoada - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

feijoada

bean and meat stew popular in Portuguese-speaking areas

Migas alentejanas - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

Migas alentejanas

Must Try Vegetarian

Negalho

Polvo à lagareiro - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

Polvo à lagareiro

Portuguese octopus dish

Travesseiro de Sintra - Traditional Portugal dish
Must Try

Travesseiro de Sintra

Street Food Vegetarian

Bola doce mirandesa

chocolate salami - Traditional Portugal dish
Street Food

chocolate salami

dessert made from cocoa, broken biscuits, butter, eggs and a bit of port wine or rum

Street Food

Espetada em pau de louro

Grilled Lapas - Traditional Portugal dish
Street Food

Grilled Lapas

Typical dish from Madeira & Azores, Portugal

Iscas - Traditional Portugal dish
Street Food

Iscas

Portuguese liver dish

Lanche - Traditional Portugal dish
Street Food

Lanche

Portuguese dish

Street Food

misto-quente

pastel de feijão - Traditional Portugal dish
Street Food Vegetarian

pastel de feijão

Portuguese bean tart

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