Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Portuguese food is a rich and diverse cuisine : ressembling mediterranean neighbours on some points, it is particularly famous for its seafood. The country has Europe's highest fish consumption per capita and is particularly fan of the Bacalhau, a cod fish that was salted and dried to allow a yearly consumption. It is said that Portuguese have at least 365 different recipes to cook this fish, one for each day. Portuguese food also includes a wide use of spices due to its colonial past (such as chili, saffron or vanilla), as well as fresh herbs, garlic and of course homemade olive oil. For the last 20 years the quality of the wine produced in Portugal has notably improved, making it one of the best wine region of the planet.
In this recipe we present you one way of cooking Bacalhau in Portugal : slowly cooked in olive oil, the fish unfolds a incredible taste and consistency. Seasoned with fresh herbs, garlic and accompanied by some Portuguese red wine such as Douro, it's a dish to die for!
Thanks a lot to Insider-cooking-portugal (insider-cooking.com/) for sharing with us the beauty of its Food Culture
If you're interested by Portuguese food and you want to try out more at home, check the wonderful book A Cozinha Portuguesa (kunstmann.de/title-0-0/die_portugiesische_kueche-958/englisch/) gathering easy, well explained and incredibly tasty recipes from the Portuguese Food Culture.
Last but not least a very special thanks also to Alexandra Klobouk (alexandraklobouk.com/) who illustrated the recipe book, for initiating this whole partnership!
Portuguese food is a rich and diverse cuisine : ressembling mediterranean neighbours on some points, it is particularly famous for its seafood. The country has Europe's highest fish consumption per capita and is particularly fan of the Bacalhau, a cod fish that was salted and dried to allow a yearly consumption. It is said that Portuguese have at least 365 different recipes to cook this fish, one for each day. Portuguese food also includes a wide use of spices due to its colonial past (such as chili, saffron or vanilla), as well as fresh herbs, garlic and of course homemade olive oil. For the last 20 years the quality of the wine produced in Portugal has notably improved, making it one of the best wine region of the planet.
In this recipe we present you one way of cooking Bacalhau in Portugal : slowly cooked in olive oil, the fish unfolds a incredible taste and consistency. Seasoned with fresh herbs, garlic and accompanied by some Portuguese red wine such as Douro, it's a dish to die for!
Thanks a lot to Insider-cooking-portugal (insider-cooking.com/) for sharing with us the beauty of its Food Culture
If you're interested by Portuguese food and you want to try out more at home, check the wonderful book A Cozinha Portuguesa (kunstmann.de/title-0-0/die_portugiesische_kueche-958/englisch/) gathering easy, well explained and incredibly tasty recipes from the Portuguese Food Culture.
Last but not least a very special thanks also to Alexandra Klobouk (alexandraklobouk.com/) who illustrated the recipe book, for initiating this whole partnership!
