sembach

What are some "must try" foods and drink? Looking for suggestions for our upcoming trip. Have seen these mentioned before:

Pasties de Nada: Custard Tarts

Queijo de Serra: cheese

Bacalhau: salt Cod Fish

Carne de Porco Alentejana: Pork with Clams

Cal do Verde: soup

Arroz de Marisco: seafood rice

julia_t

Ginjinha!

You can taste this traditional Portuguese cherry liquer at A Ginjinha just off Rossio Square.

worldinabag

And try Madeira Wine - http://wine.about.com/od/fortifiedwines/a/madeira.htm

bilboburgler

http://www.mybikeguide.co.uk/Algarve_Food.php


a thousand ways to enjoy salted cod (called "bacalhau").mixed stew
fish, clams, mussels, squid and lobster. If it exists in the sea you will find it on the menu.
piri-piri chillis are used with chicken to make a highly spiced dish.
chorizo-type spicy sausage.
various stews made with pork, chicken or pulses. These can be a rich, flavoursome experience or more of a challenge (eg dobrada, which is tripe with white beans).
"caldo verde" (kale soup) which varies in quality but at its best is a filling, veggie soup.
"arroz doce" (rice pudding) and a variety of custard-based puddings.
"Francesinha" (little Frenchie) is more of a Porto dish but if you see it be aware that this is a pile of different types of pork under a coating of melted cheese in a beer and tomato sauce with chips

See also wine
http://www.mybikeguide.co.uk/Algarve_Drink.php

sandralist

The food of Lisbon is much more extensive than what you have listed, and includes interesting influences from Brasil, India and Africa. It is worth doing a couple of google searches for "classic food Lisbon" or "gastronomy Lisbon" or "cuisine Lisbon" to get a handle on how to enjoy eating in the city.

http://catavino.net/travel/portugal/lisbon/

SandraPestana

I must add a Sintra typical patry: "Travesseiro" - you can find it in the historical centre of Sintra (a must see) in a place called "Piriquita".
The salt-cod - "bacalhau" - Try a "bolo de bacalhau" (salt-cod cake). Not a real cake, it's a snack.
Also, for something complitely different, go to "Conserveira" in Cais do Sodré (Anthony Bourdin was there the last time he was here). It's a can food place, but good They have all the cans in display, you choose one and you eat it at the moment. Portuguese mastered that art.

sembach

Thank for the feedback

HappyTrvlr

Cataplana with pork and clams, Seafood Açorda.

suec1

Simply delicious...whole grilled fish with olive oil and lemon juice. We had this in Porto near where our cruise ship docked - large outdoor grill "one fish, two persons" and were so hoping to find this in Lisbon. We were walking near the tile museum in Lisbon (great museum by the way) and could smell, then see, smoke coming out of a very modest restuarant named The Taxi Driver....followed our noses and had a delicious lunch. Two fish, beer, half a liter of house wine....16E!

frencharmoire

I had fabulous octopus in Lisbon. In fact, most of the good octopus I've eaten in New York City has come from Portugal.

I must be one of the few people in the world who doesn't like ginjinha. But I don't like almost any kind of cherry liquor or cherry drink (but I do like cherries!) I also thought one egg custard tart was plenty, but definitely try them. I didn't see any franchesinha in Lisbon, but honestly, how can anybody eat them (I did see them in Porto.)

I loved the salt cod. Better than I have anywhere else.