Gastronomy

Portuguese cuisine is diverse. The Portuguese consume a lot of dry cod fish (bacalhau), for which there are hundreds of recipies.

Typical Portuguese meat recipes are cozido a portuguesa ( made out of boiled beef, pork, chicken and vegetables), feijoada( made out of meat and beans) and leitao ( roast suckling pig)

The most typical desserts are rice pudding (decorated with cinnamon)  and caramel custard.

A popular pastry is the pastel de nata, a small custard tart sprinkled with cinnamon.

 Other popular fish recipes are grilled  sardinnes and caldeirada ( made from potatoes and several types of fish)