Name: Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo
Cuisine: Portugal

About Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo

Bacalhau casserole

Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo is a common codfish (bacalhau) dish in Portugal. It is an oven baked dish, consisting in layers of bacalhau, onion, mashed potatoes with a hint of ground nutmeg, and mayonnaise. Although mayonnaise is not traditionally used in Portuguese cuisine, in this dish it's considered typical. It is usually garnished with olives and/or peppers. The recipe originates from Porto, having achieved popularity in Vizela, being named after its creator, Zé do Pipo, who owned a famous restaurant in Porto during the 1960s. He won a national gastronomic contest with this main course, making many restaurants adopt it in their menus and popularizing it through the country to this day.