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Stories tagged “portugal”
Bacalhau tops €21.82 a kilo as Portugal heads into Christmas
Weekly tracking from consumer group DECO PROteste puts salt cod 36% above last year, as Norway and Russia cut the Barents Sea cod quota to its lowest level since 1991.
Nikolai Haram Svorte wins Best Sommelier of the World 2026
The 29-year-old Norwegian beat France's Pascaline Lepeltier and Japan's Wataru Iwata in a four-hour final in Lisbon, on his first attempt at the ASI's triennial world title.
Pastéis de bacalhau recipe: Lisbon’s salt cod cakes at home
Equal weights of soaked salt cod and dry potato, beaten with egg until light, shaped between two spoons and fried at 170°C. The Lisbon snack, step by step, with the reason behind each move.
Best Sommelier of the World 2026: 20 semi-finalists named
Five women made the cut, a first for the contest. Reeze Choi and Pascaline Lepeltier are back for another run, while Belgium and host nation Portugal went out in the quarter-finals.
Pastel de nata recipe: Lisbon's custard tarts at home
Twelve blistered Portuguese custard tarts from a rolled puff pastry shell, a custard sweetened with 106-108 °C syrup and the hottest oven you have.
Caldo verde recipe: northern Portugal’s kale and potato soup
Floury potatoes, olive oil and greens sliced almost as thin as thread: the Minho soup that Porto eats at São João, with the timing that keeps it bright green.
Pastel de nata recipe: Lisbon’s blistered custard tart
Spiralled puff pastry, a syrup-based custard and an oven at full blast: how to bake the Belém tart at home, from the 1837 monastery recipe to the charred top.
What to eat in Porto: 10 dishes and where to find them
From francesinha to Port wine cellars, a guide to Porto's tripe-and-tascas food identity and where the city actually eats.
Best restaurants in Lisbon 2026: 15 tables worth booking
From Belcanto's two-star tasting menu to a cash-only tavern where nothing costs over €20: 15 Lisbon tables checked against the Michelin Guide Portugal 2026, with prices and booking tips.
Douro grape growers get €12m to leave grapes on the vine
Portugal will pay growers up to €1,125 a hectare for grapes nobody buys, while the Port quota stays far below 2023 levels and cellars remain full.
Arroz de pato recipe, Braga's oven-baked duck rice
Northern Portugal's Easter classic, made the house way: one duck supplies the meat, the fat and the stock, and chouriço crisps the top in the oven.
What to eat in Lisbon: 9 dishes and where to find them
Bacalhau à brás, grilled sardines, pastéis de nata and petiscos, mapped to the tascas, markets and bars actually serving them in 2026.
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