Introduction to Portuguese and Brazilian Cooking

You can hear the cries of the fish mongers and watch with amusement as women in multi-skirted dresses carry wide, over flowing baskets laden with vegetables and fruits in their arms and on their heads, making their way to their individual stalls where they will spend the day catering to the multitudes of everyday customers and curious tourists. Take a walk through the market and you enter a world of chorico and linguica sausage grilling on open fires, their aromas permeating the air with a sweet, spicy perfume. Sit down to a plate of boiled bacalhau(cod)with green beans and fresh potatoes tossed in rich, extra virgin olive oil and a litre of deep red house wine and you can find yourself staying for hours. This is the world of Portuguese Cooking. Fresh vegetables, sweet fruit, and the healthy addition of olive oil. We are going to take a journey into this beautiful country and discover all the richness in the cooking that is embedded in tradition and history. But wait, that's not all, let's fly half way across the world to a country where the cooking is similar and yet the history and peoples have made it so different as well. A country where everyone attends Carnaval and the holidays of Brazil are rich with Bean dishes and sweet potatoes. Here we will find a culture spawned from the beauty of Portugal and the humid jungles of the Amazon. A country of fragrant flowers and incredible beaches and foods that are as rich in there sauces as they are rich in their festivals. Put on your sunglasses. You won't need a winter coat or boots. All you need is a healthy appetite and a curious mind.

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