Holiday Ayo - When discussing food, foodies will be very interested, especially when talking about popular foods from various countries in the world. This time we will discuss food originating from Portugal. Portugal is famous for its food that is rich in spices, made from meat, fish and olive oil.

These are 3 popular and delicious Portuguese foods, which are always sought after by tourists :

1. Piri-Piri Chicken

Piri-piri chicken is one of Portugal's finest dishes. Every restaurant and home cook in Portugal has their own secret ingredient when it comes to cooking piri-piri, but overall the food is a fairly simple dish.

The chicken is whipped and marinated (or not) in a sauce that usually contains ingredients like garlic, olive oil, salt, lemon juice, and of course piri-piri chili, along with other secret ingredients. While you can cook chicken piri-piri in the oven, cooking it over the embers of a barbecue really adds flavor.

This Portuguese-style piri-piri grilled chicken is served or served with french fries or with mashed potatoes and garnished with a lemon wedge.

2. Pastel De Nata atau Portugal Egg Tart

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Pastel de Nata is a very popular cake in Portugal, this cake is even famous in the world.The pastel de nata is a Portuguese egg tart. "Pastel" can be interpreted as pastries (pastry), "de" means from, and "nata" means cream. Thus, it can be explained that the pastel de nata is a pastry made by putting the filling of cream mixed with egg yolk (custard) on top or inside.

This cake has a shape resembling a mini pie. When you bite into it, the outside is crunchy and the inside is soft and juicy. Many suggest that this cake is perfect for an afternoon snack. Because it has a sweet taste, the right partner for this cake is warm unsalted tea.

At first, this cake has a large round size. However, it was later changed to be served per slice, so that most of the ones circulating now have mini sizes because they are considered more practical with one bite and fit better in the mouth.

3. Bacalhau

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Bacalhau is marinated cod. There are thousands of recipes for Bacalhau, as every household in Portugal has its own version of the recipe for cooking Portugal's favorite dish, Bacalhau.

Bacalhau is the main dish served during the holidays, especially Christmas Eve and Easter, and some families prepare several recipes with this main ingredient. One side dish that Portuguese love is called Bolinhos de Bacalhau or Pastéis de Bacalhau. These fried fish cakes go by different names based on the region in which they are prepared. The fish is mixed with eggs, potatoes, onions and parsley before being rolled into balls, breaded and fried. They are also wonderful appetizers that many restaurants and bars offer as snacks.