Holiday Ayo - Portugal as a country that sent many sailors, explorers, to various parts of the world and then colonizing and controlling several countries, either in a short time or in a long time, or just stopping by, it is sure to have a little or a lot to influence and leave traces of recipes in various parts of the world. Portuguese cuisine is dominated by olive oil, garlic and fish. Portuguese food is a type of food of Mediterranean cuisine.

1. Piri-piri Grilled Chicken

source: Smitten Kitchen

This dish is popular in Portugal and has many versions as well. The main ingredient is chicken, which is Portuguese style grilled chicken, seasoned with black pepper marinated in olive oil and minced garlic, and paprika powder. This Portuguese-style grilled piri-piri chicken is served or served with fried potato wedges or mashed potatoes and garnished with a lemon wedge.

2. Bolo Rei

source: Portuguese Recipes - Traditional Portuguese Food

Bolo rei is a Portuguese tart bread, in the form of a soft white cake dough decorated with various toppings, namely raisins, plus dried fruit as well as various oven nuts arranged in such a way around the top of the cake so that it forms like a king's crown, because in England this tart is then called king cake or King Cake.

3. Bacalhau

source: Gastronomia Carioca

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

4. Peixinhos Da Horta

source: Pingo Doce

This food originates from Portugal, and became the forerunner of the famous dish in Japan, namely tempura. Peixinhos da horta are fried chickpeas. The dish of chickpeas mixed with flour dough and then fried, originally from Portuguese culinary cuisine , was then developed by the Japanese so that later it was not only chickpeas that were mixed with flour dough and then fried, but also prawns, squid, and so on which became popularly known as tempura in Japan and other international communities.

5. Pastel De Nata or Portugal Egg Tart

source: Spanish Sabores

This Portuguese egg tart is made from eggs. The skin is from puff pastry, you can make it yourself or buy it instant, which is then placed in a mold and then on top of it is placed half full of the filling then baked in the oven until cooked. The ingredients for the vla are whipping cream, then granulated sugar, also liquid milk, and cornstarch, and don't forget the egg yolks, and lemon juice.