Espetada , a Portuguese beef dish, being grilled
This is a list of Portuguese dishes and foods . Despite being relatively restricted to an Atlantic sustenance, Portuguese cuisine has many Mediterranean influences. Portuguese cuisine is famous for seafood .[citation needed The influence of Portugal 's former colonial possessions is also notable, especially in the wide variety of spices used. These spices include piri piri chili peppers ), black pepper and white pepper , as well as cinnamon , vanilla , clove , cumin , allspice and saffron . Olive oil is one of the bases of Portuguese cuisine, which is used both for cooking and flavouring meals. Garlic is widely used, as are herbs , such as bay leaf , coriander , oregano , thyme , rosemary and parsley , being the most prevalent. Portuguese beverages are also included in this list.
Portuguese dishes
Portuguese stew - Cozido à Portuguesa
Breads
Cheeses
Desserts and sweets
Madeira Honey cake - Bolo de Mel da Madeira
Chocolate salami, salame de chocolate
Quince marmalade - Marmelada
Angel's double-chin - Papo d’Anjo
Priscos Abbot pudding - Pudim Abade de Priscos
Arroz doce Arrufada de Coimbra
Azevia
Baba de camelo Barquilhos de Setúbal
Barriga de freira de Arouca
Berliner – In Portugal, Berliners are slightly larger than their German counterparts, and are known as bolas de Berlim (lit. Berlin ball). The filling is always an egg-yolk based yellow cream called creme pasteleiro (lit. confectioner's cream).Bilharaco
Biscoitos de Louriçal
Bolo das Alhadas
Bolo de arroz Bolo de mel Bolo Rei Bola Doce Mirandesa
Caladinhos
Cavacas
Cavas de Resende
Celestes de Santa Clara
Chocolate salami Clarinhas de Esposende
Delícias do Convento
Doce de Gila
Dom Rodrigo
Encharcada
Espigas Doces
Enxovalhada de Torresmos
Esquecidos da Guarda
Fatias de Freixo
Filhós Fofas de Faial
Folar Folhados de Tavira
Goiabada Lampreia de Portalegre
Malasada Marmelada Manjar branco de Coimbra
Marzipan Molotof Natas do Céu Ovos Moles de Aveiro Palha de Abrantes
Pampilho
Pão-de-ló de Ovar
Pão-de-ló de Alfeizerão
Papo-de-anjo Pastel de Feijão
Pastel de feijão de Torres Vedras
Pastel de nata Pudim Abade de Priscos Queijinhos do Céu
Rabanadas Rebuçados de ovos
Regueifa da Páscoa
Roscas de amêndoa
Salame de Chocolate
Serradura Sericaia
Tigelada Tortas de Azeitão
Toucinho-do-Céu
Travesseiros da Piriquita
Trouxas da Malveira
Trouxas de ovos das Caldas
Velhote
Sausages
Soups and stews
