What We Actually Had:

• Thursday
  • Dinner: Nandos ; fruit & herbal liqueurs
• Friday
  • Breakfast: cheese on toast with cream cheese, pastrami, ham and onion jam ; coffee
  • Lunch: Actually, we went out to Coburger and got burgers and onion rings and shakes
  • Dinner: Feijoada with collard greens and rice
  • Dessert: Pastelnata
• Saturday
  • Breakfast:
  • Lunch: cheese board
  • Dinner: Francesinha
  • Dessert: Custard, peach and chocolate pastries
• Sunday
  • Breakfast: I think we skipped breakfast because it all got a bit too intense.
  • Lunch: Calho verde (sp? ; the potato soup)
  • Afternoon Tea: Pastelnata
  • Dinner: leftover Feijoada
  • Dessert: Pastelnata

Ideas:

• fancy fish & chips
• red wine marinated steak, fried potatoes etc
• feijoada
• periperi chicken
• cheeseboard
• Francesinha

Breakfast

• bread with butter, ham, cheese or jam
• sweet pastries
• coffee, milk, tea, hot chocolate. Esp, espresso coffee

Lunch

• two courses: soup and main
  • soup: caldo verde: potatoes, kale & chorizo chunks

Dinner

• Jewish influences
• fish:
  • salted cod most popular
  • deep fried fish
  • canned sardines, etc
  • tuna (fresh, canned, etc)
  • squid & octopus
• meats & mains:
  • cozido (cf. pot au feu): several meats and sausages, with vegetables and rice
  • roast suckling pig, fried pork,
  • roast beef or goat marinated in red wine and garlic
  • beef steak marinated in red wine, served with fried potatoes and rice or salad. Sometimes a fried egg is added on top of the meat. Rare/medium rare is often preferred
  • feijoada: beef and pork stew with beans and other veggies
  • acorda: dish bread, herbs, eggs and sometimes meats
  • chicken not as popular until recently: periperi and other spicy marinades

salads:

• tomatoes, lettuce potatoes and onions feature
• simple farmer's salad: canned tuna, boiled potatoes, hard boiled eggs, black-eyed peas
• asparagus is a popular accompaniment to mains

Desserts & Snacks

• rice pudding with cinnamon
• caramel custard
• cheeses: usually eaten separately cheeseboard style. Hard, strong cheese most popular, with spicy variations.
• various pastries & custard tarts
• Francesinha (elaborate toasted cheese sandwich)
• small steaks of beef or pork on skewers, traditionally rolled up but sometimes kebab style

Drinks

• wine is most popular, both red and white. Lightly sparkling whites.
• Madeira and port served with desserts.
• liqueurs: herbal, fruits, sour/Morello cherry