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+ | ====== Viseu cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Rancho à Moda de Viseu ==== | ||
+ | A traditional stew made with pasta, chickpeas, beef, pork, and sausages. Hearty, warming, and deeply linked to family gatherings. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Vitela Assada à Lafões ==== | ||
+ | Tender oven-roasted veal (from the Lafões valley), cooked slowly with garlic, bay leaves, and white wine. A Sunday favorite. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Carqueja ==== | ||
+ | Rice flavored with the mountain herb carqueja (broom plant), earthy and aromatic, unique to Beira Alta. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Sopa de Feijão com Couve ==== | ||
+ | A rustic bean and kale soup, enriched with regional olive oil and sometimes flavored with chouriço. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Cabrito Assado no Forno ==== | ||
+ | Roast kid goat with potatoes, cooked in traditional wood-fired ovens, especially served during Easter. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Chanfana de Cabra Velha ==== | ||
+ | Old goat slow-cooked in red Dão wine, garlic, and herbs, a powerful and deeply regional dish. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Bacalhau à Beira Alta ==== | ||
+ | Salt cod baked with potatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, and sometimes cornbread crumbs — Viseu’s take on Portugal’s national dish. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Miúdos ==== | ||
+ | Rice made with chicken giblets, liver, and heart, seasoned with herbs; humble yet full of flavor. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Enchidos de Viseu ==== | ||
+ | The local smoked sausages (chouriço, morcela, farinheira), | ||
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+ | ==== Feijoada de Sável ==== | ||
+ | A stew of shad fish with beans, highlighting Viseu’s connection to the nearby rivers. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Maranhos ==== | ||
+ | Goat or sheep stomach stuffed with rice, pork, and herbs, then boiled — a very traditional festive delicacy. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Lampantana ==== | ||
+ | A stew made from lamb (originally from Monção but also popular in Viseu), cooked with potatoes and red wine. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Arroz de Forno à Moda de Viseu ==== | ||
+ | Baked rice with layers of meat, sausage, and sometimes duck, cooked in clay pots for rich, smoky flavor. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Viriato ==== | ||
+ | A convent sweet made of almonds, sugar, and egg yolks, named after the Lusitanian hero Viriatus, symbol of Beira Alta. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Castanhas de Ovos ==== | ||
+ | Small, chestnut-shaped sweets made with egg yolk paste and sugar, decorated with cinnamon — a hallmark of Viseu’s conventual confectionery. [([[https:// | ||
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