Alentejo - A food lover's paradise

if you are planning to visit Alentejo... read this article and learn more about the cuisine of this region:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/portugal-travel/9787742/alentejo-eating-out.html

Source - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/portugal-travel/9787742/alentejo-eating-out.html

A typical dish of Alentejo - Gazpacho

A typical dish of Alentejo: Gazpacho.

This delicious dish is a soup traditionally served cold. The soup is made ​​from tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, pepper, olive oil and bread. It is usually accompanied with mackerel, or ham and bacon. And usually it's eaten in summer.

Source: http://mimos-da-nina.blogspot.pt/2012/10/gaspacho-alentejano.html

Source: http://www.portalalentejano.com/turismo-do-alentejo-promove-semana-gastronomica-do-gaspacho-e-da-tomatada/

Typical Dish from Alentejo

Another typical dish from Alentejo: Migas com entrecosto

The main ingredients are: bread, and pork meat.

Source: http://deliciasdatekinha.blogspot.pt/2009/12/migas-alentejana.html

Typical Dish of Alentejo

As we are almost at lunchtime, here is a typical dish of the Alentejo: Açorda

The main ingredients are: bread, olive oil, coriander, pennyroyal, codfish and eggs.

    Source: http://ponto-de-perola.blogspot.pt/2008/08/aorda-escaldada-de-coentros-e-ovos.html

Taste Portugal

Here is a sample of the wonderful Portuguese gastronomy:

 

          Source: www.visitportugal.com - Turismo de Portugal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s3TeUstdSc