Ask anyone who grew up in Portugal what June smells like, and they won't say flowers. They'll say charcoal and...
Read moreDetailsThe Algarve does not get nearly enough credit on this blog, mostly because my own family history runs through the...
Read moreDetailsChicken Mozambique is a dish with a passport: born of Portugal’s long culinary conversation with Mozambique, it truly flourished in...
Poland takes mushrooms seriously — foraging is practically a national sport — and zupa grzybowa, the traditional mushroom soup, is...
Kolokithakia tiganita are the taverna snack that vanishes fastest in a Greek summer: paper-thin zucchini rounds in a light sparkling-water...
Pataniscas de bacalhau are pastéis de bacalhau’s free-spirited Lisbon cousin: instead of a shaped potato-cod dough, these are loose, lacy...
Volcano shrimp earns its name honestly: crispy fried shrimp tossed in a glossy sauce that starts sweet, turns tangy, and...
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