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+ | ====== Santarém cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Sopa da Pedra ==== | ||
+ | Legendary “Stone Soup” from Almeirim, made with beans, sausages, pork, potatoes, and cabbage. Inspired by a friar’s tale of making soup with just a stone and asking villagers to contribute. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ensopado de Enguias ==== | ||
+ | Eel stew simmered in a rich tomato, garlic, and herb sauce, a Tagus River specialty. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Caldeirada de Enguias ==== | ||
+ | Fishermen’s eel hotpot with layers of potatoes, onions, peppers, and herbs, slow-cooked until tender. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Fataça Assada ==== | ||
+ | River fish (commonly from the Tagus, like grey mullet) grilled over charcoal and seasoned simply with olive oil, garlic, and vinegar. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Migas à Ribatejana ==== | ||
+ | Fried bread crumbs flavored with garlic, olive oil, and sometimes pork drippings, served alongside pork or game. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Ensopado de Borrego ==== | ||
+ | A slow-cooked lamb stew with bread slices to soak up the sauce; a rustic dish tied to shepherding traditions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Lezírias de Porco ==== | ||
+ | Grilled pork cuts marinated in garlic and white wine, reflecting Ribatejo’s farming culture. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Carne de Touro Bravo Estufada ==== | ||
+ | Stewed fighting bull meat, a robust and symbolic dish connected to Santarém’s bullfighting festivals. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Açorda de Sável com Ovas ==== | ||
+ | A bread-based dish with shad fish (sável) and its delicate roe, poached and flavored with coriander and garlic. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Massinha de Peixe do Rio ==== | ||
+ | Pasta soup with Tagus River fish, tomato broth, and fresh herbs – a humble, comforting fisherman’s dish. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Torricado ==== | ||
+ | Charred bread rubbed with garlic and soaked in olive oil, often served with grilled cod or sardines. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Lampreia ==== | ||
+ | Lamprey rice in its own blood, vinegar, and wine – a seasonal delicacy from the Tagus, rich and intense. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Carqueja ==== | ||
+ | Rice flavored with carqueja (a wild herb from Ribatejo), often served with game or lamb. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Celestes de Santa Clara ==== | ||
+ | A conventual sweet from Santarém, made with puff pastry, almonds, and egg yolk cream. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pampilhos de Santarém ==== | ||
+ | Traditional Santarém pastries: long, sugar-dusted sponge cakes filled with rich egg cream, shaped like little whips (pampilho refers to the whip used by Ribatejo cattle herders). [([[https:// | ||
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