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+ | ====== Bragança cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Butelo com Casulas ==== | ||
+ | A winter festival dish: smoked pork stomach or gut sausage (butelo) served with dried green beans (casulas) that have been soaked and slow-cooked. A true Carnaval specialty. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Posta à Mirandesa ==== | ||
+ | A thick beef steak, usually from Mirandesa cattle, grilled over embers and served rare with batatas a murro (smashed potatoes). Rustic, bold, and celebrated throughout Portugal. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Alheiras de Mirandela ==== | ||
+ | The famous smoked poultry and bread sausage, originally invented by Portuguese Jews to disguise their non-pork diet. Often grilled and served with greens and potatoes. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Feijoada à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | A hearty bean and meat stew featuring smoked sausages, pork cuts, and sometimes veal or rabbit, reflecting the cold-climate need for rich meals. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cozido à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | A grand boiled dinner of multiple meats, sausages, and cabbages, slower and richer than the Lisbon version, sometimes enhanced with chestnuts. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Lebre à Bragançana ==== | ||
+ | A game rice dish made with hare, slow-cooked with wine, garlic, and bay leaves, often finished with a touch of vinegar like cabidela. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Javali Estufado ==== | ||
+ | Wild boar stew marinated in red wine, garlic, and herbs, then slow-cooked with carrots, chestnuts, and sometimes prunes, giving a deep, earthy flavor. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Trutas do Rio Sabor ==== | ||
+ | Fresh trout from the Sabor River, usually grilled or fried in olive oil and garlic, sometimes served with almond sauce, reflecting local fishing traditions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Castanhas Assadas ou Cozidas ==== | ||
+ | Bragança is the land of chestnuts: roasted in autumn or boiled and served as a side dish to pork and game. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Folar de Carne à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | A rich Easter bread stuffed with layers of cured ham, chouriço, and salpicão, symbolizing rural abundance. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bucho Recheado ==== | ||
+ | A stuffed pork stomach filled with rice, sausage bits, and spices, then boiled or slow-cooked. A dish of ancestral preservation traditions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Tripas à Moda de Bragança ==== | ||
+ | A tripe stew with smoked meats and beans, more rustic and smoky than the Porto version, using local enchidos. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Sopa de Castanhas ==== | ||
+ | A creamy chestnut soup sometimes enriched with bacon or cream, showcasing the autumn forest flavors. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Rosquilhas de Azeite ==== | ||
+ | Traditional olive oil cookies, slightly sweet, crisp, and sometimes flavored with anise. A countryside snack with coffee or jeropiga. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Toucinho-do-Céu Transmontano ==== | ||
+ | A monastic almond and egg yolk dessert, enriched with pork lard for a silky texture — an authentic sweet from northern convent kitchens. [([[https:// | ||
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