Bacalhau: tipos, cortes e usos
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Portuguese ingredients
A pillar guide to understanding products, groceries, seasonings and the bases of Portuguese cooking.
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Understanding Portuguese ingredients helps you cook better. Salt cod, olive oil, canned fish, cheeses, cured meats, breads, almonds, eggs, sugar, bay, garlic and coriander form the base of many preparations.
This page organizes practical guides and related products for anyone who wants to stock a Portuguese pantry, choose better and adapt recipes in Brazil.
The aim is not to sell products directly, but to guide the reader with responsible editorial content and internal paths to Empório Portugal categories.
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Salt cod, olive oil and canned fish
Central ingredients for Portuguese recipes of sea, oven and pantry.
Portuguese olive oil: how to choose and use it
Learn the acidity, freshness, storage and uses of Portuguese olive oil in cold dishes, the oven and finishing.
Portuguese ingredientsPortuguese canned fish: tradition, types and how to serve
Entenda sardinha, atum, cavala, polvo, mexilhão e formas elegantes de servir conservas portuguesas.
Portuguese ingredientsFleur de sel: how to use it
Understand when to use fleur de sel, why it belongs in finishing, and how to avoid too much salt.
Portuguese ingredientsPiri-piri: the Portuguese hot seasoning
Learn about piri-piri, how to use it in sauces, chicken, marinades and finishing without overdoing the heat.
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Queijos, enchidos e pães
Itens importantes para tábuas, petiscos, entradas e refeições regionais.
Portuguese cheeses: a first guide
Learn styles of Portuguese cheeses, how to serve, store and pair them with breads, sweets and wines.
Portuguese ingredientsPortuguese cured meats: alheira, chouriço, farinheira and more
Understand the main Portuguese cured meats, uses in recipes, cooking cautions and ways of serving.
Portuguese ingredientsPortuguese breads: broa, pão alentejano, bolo do caco and more
Learn Portuguese breads, their uses at the table and how to combine them with olive oil, soups, cheeses and recipes.
Portuguese ingredientsPortuguese broa: uses and combinations
See how to use broa in salt cod, soups, petiscos, migas and Portuguese sides.
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Doces, ervas e temperos
Eggs, sugar, almonds, cinnamon, coriander, bay, garlic and olive oil appear in many preparations.
Eggs and sugar in Portuguese confectionery
Understand why egg yolks, syrups and sugar stages are so important in Portuguese confectionery.
Portuguese ingredientsAlmonds in Portuguese confectionery
See how almonds enter Algarve sweets, convent sweets, tarts, fillings and finishing.
Portuguese ingredientsCinnamon in Portuguese cooking
Understand the use of cinnamon in arroz doce, aletria, leite-creme, rabanadas, cakes and syrups.
Portuguese ingredientsCoriander in Portuguese cooking
Veja onde usar coentros em açordas, amêijoas, sopas, peixes e pratos do Alentejo e Algarve.
Portuguese ingredientsBay, garlic and olive oil: the base of many Portuguese dishes
Understand how bay, garlic and olive oil form an aromatic base in soups, fish, meats and salt cod.
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Products Portugueses
Categories of Portuguese products organized editorially.
Empório PortugalSalt cod and preserves
Products related to salt cod and canned fish.
Empório PortugalAzeites e temperos
Olive oils, seasonings and pantry items.
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Portuguese Cooking in Brazil
How to adapt Portuguese ingredients in Brazil.
Empório PortugalPortuguese Cooking Techniques
How to use the ingredients in practice.
Empório PortugalCommunity recipes
See the project for reader-submitted recipes, always with editorial review.
Empório PortugalSubmit a recipe
Have a Portuguese family recipe? Send it to Empório Portugal for review.
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Quick questions on this topic
Does this page replace individual recipes?
No. It works as a pillar page to organize related recipes, guides and themes. Full recipes remain on their individual pages.
Is this official content from Portugal?
We do not use the word official without evidence. This is Empório Portugal editorial content, based on Portuguese culinary tradition and rewritten in our own language.
Can I submit a family recipe?
Yes. Use the recipe submission form; everything sent is reviewed before any publication.
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