Portugal - Food, page 1.

Food in Portugal:

Here is a list of some of the words you might need while dining in one of the excellent Portugese restaurants. Most of the towns you will visit are near the sea so the fish is usually very, very fresh.

PORTUGUESE	ENGLISH

Soup :	Soup :
Caldo Verde*	Green cabbage soup*
Crema de Marisco	Seafood soup
Sopa de Agrioes	Watercress soup
Canja	Chicken bouillon

Peixe :	Fish :
Açorda*	Bread & seafood stew*
Amêijoa	Cockles
Atum	Tuna
Bacalhau*	Salted cod*
Caldeirada*	Fish stew*
Camarao	Shrimp
Caranguejo	Crab
Caracol	Snails
Carapau grelhado	Grilled Saurel
Cherne	Turbot
Espada	Scabbard fish
Lagosta	Lobster
Lulas/Polvo	Squid/Octopus
Marisco	Sea food
Mexilhoes	White mussels
Pescada	Hake
Sardinas grelhadas	Grilled sardines

Carne :	Meat :
Borrego	lamb/Mutton
Cabrito	Kid ( not a child :-) )
Figado	Liver
Frango	Grilled chicken
Leitao	Suckling pig
Porco	Pork
Salsicha	Sausauge
Peru	Turkey
Vaca	Beef
Vitela	Veal

* Typical dishes - A must ! ! !

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