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+ | ====== Vila Real cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Covilhetes de Vila Real ==== | ||
+ | Small, savory pastries filled with minced veal, seasoned with onion and spices, famous across Portugal as a Vila Real specialty. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Posta à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | Thick grilled veal steak (from the Maronesa breed), served with potatoes and vegetables; robust and iconic. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cabrito Assado com Arroz de Forno ==== | ||
+ | Roast kid goat, served with oven-baked rice cooked in the juices, a festive Easter tradition. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Feijão com Enchidos ==== | ||
+ | Rice cooked with red beans and a mix of smoked sausages (chouriço, farinheira, morcela), a deeply comforting dish. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Fumeiro Transmontano ==== | ||
+ | The region’s famous smoked meats and sausages, including alheiras, salpicão, chouriço, and presunto, often eaten with broa. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Truta do Rio Corgo Frita ==== | ||
+ | Fried river trout from the Corgo and Tâmega rivers, often stuffed with ham before frying, a unique mountain-fish combination. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Feijoada à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | A rich bean stew with pork, beef, smoked meats, and sometimes rabbit, much heartier than the southern versions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cozido à Transmontana ==== | ||
+ | A variant of the Portuguese boiled dinner, but much heavier, featuring regional sausages and cured pork. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Lebre ==== | ||
+ | Hare rice, cooked with red wine and wild herbs; a traditional hunting dish of the region. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Migas de Botelo ==== | ||
+ | Bread-based dish cooked with botelo (a sausage made with pork ribs and blood), a specialty from the winter pig slaughter. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Sopa de Castanhas ==== | ||
+ | Chestnut soup, creamy and earthy, showcasing one of Trás-os-Montes’ most important products. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Milho com Couves ==== | ||
+ | A rustic cornmeal and greens porridge, simple peasant food that’s now a regional delicacy. [([[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Alheira de Vila Real ==== | ||
+ | A type of smoked sausage originally made without pork (historically by Jews during the Inquisition), | ||
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+ | ==== Pito de Santa Luzia ==== | ||
+ | A large sweet pastry filled with egg yolk cream (doce de ovos), originating from Vila Real’s convent sweets tradition. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cristas de Galo ==== | ||
+ | Crispy pastries shaped like rooster crests, filled with almond and egg yolk cream, another jewel of Vila Real’s conventual desserts. [([[https:// | ||
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