Visit Lisbon: Eating Out Tips for Lisbon, Portugal

http://www.woltersworld.com Eating in Portugal can be quiet enjoyable. The Porco Preto (black pork) and seafood are amazing! The wines are cheap and tasty, but there are some things to watch out for. One, the bread, butter, olives, ham, cheese, are NOT FREE. You have to pay for it all and sometimes the starters like this will cost more than an actual meal. Most restaurants you will pass by have very similar menus, and the price differences usually do not signify an equal amount of extra quality. So, you do not need to spend a lot to get a very good meal. So have a great meal in Lisbon! Also, look for your local "tasca" or restaurant as they usually are where the locals are at and where the food is the best.

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[GabKoost]

These dishes are the express menus that you can find anywhere anytime. it's nothing special. Portugal does have EXCELLENT beef but, in coastal cities, obviously, tradition is fish. If you want Beef, you should go to Northern Portugal were there are many local breeds. Portuguese have a lot of vegetables in special dishes not like these express ones. Black pig is BLACK and raised open air eating oak acorn. Portugal have an immense diversity of gastronomies impossible to resume.

[woltersworld]

@GabKoost just one thing.soup does not count as a vegetable when it has been pureed and cooked for hours, the nutritional value is gone :)

I am talking about the general plates that the tourists get while they are here. The beef is not good, whether at the store or restaurant. It is nothing against portugal, it is more to the fact that tourists would be better served eating seafood/pork/chicken dishes while in Portugal hence why the english are called bife and the portuguese are not :)

[GabKoost]

@woltersworld I agree when you speak about Lisbon and Southern Portugal. It is not a land of Beef. Northern Portugal is the only region where you can find premium beef (called "POSTA") has local breeds are excellent. The only region who breed cattle is the Northern as the climate in South is more apt for lamb, porc etc. In Minho try Posta Barrosã, in Tras-os-Montes Posta Mirandesa, In Vila Real Region try Posta MARONESA. Small region but with a lot of diversity present in Touristic restaurants,

[woltersworld]

@GabKoost true, the posta is the only kind of beef i buy here :) which do you think is the best borrega dish? my wife loves borrega but i never know which is the best "traditional" dish. we live in lisbon so was wondering your opinion. and thank you for all the comments. i like getting lots of ideas and opinions on the videos and topics. have a great day!

[MrBiejos]

woltersworld! Thanks man for sharing your experience. I totally appreciate what you are doing here as I am planning my first trip to Portugal in January 1911. I wish to live the Portuguese culture fully and plan to stay away from the tourist type places and thanks to your efforts I will be able too.

Beijos from Canada

[woltersworld]

@MrBiejos glad i can help. check out the five love and hates and top sites videos for some more info. glad you like the video and have a great trip!

[GabKoost]

@zedweb Then we agree in everything. Beef is VEAL. The best beef in Portugal are the breeds from Northern Portugal with at least 4 excellent breeds: Barrosã, Cachena, Mirandesa and Maronesa. Alentejo is of course a land of meet but, traditionally, we see other types of meet. Lamb, Porc etc. Please remember that, times were when only the North of Portugal had more cattle heads than all the rest of the country together.

[zedweb]

@GabKoost Allow me to disagree, Northern beef is great, but you haven´t tasted real meat until you get to Alentejo and try region certified meat. In Alentejo, there's a congregation of caddle breeders (CarnAlentejana) that only produce meat trough traditional methods, both bovine and pig. When you visit the inner Alentejo try to get some Javali (Wild Boar). And last, but not least, Alentejo's wines are paired with the best in the world!

[snowwpea]

Lisbon is a great city, but it's not the best place to eat in Portugal. In many places, the portions are small and like you said, very little vegetables. If you go to the northern part of Portugal, they serve huge portions, vegetables and everything you can imagine. Trust me on this! Plus it's much cheaper... just a little tip. I recommend frango de churrasco... Portuguese bbq chicken.

[GabKoost]

Always try to go to the region where the specialty is. If not, unless you are in a expensive top restaurant, you will never have the real thing. For example, Vinho Verde in average tourist restaurants of South is very bad. They offer you brands like Casal Garcia or Gazela who are cheap commercial lines with 0 quality. With the meat dishes, you will hardly have the real breed. Real condiments? even harder. Well, i am in the touristic business also so any REAL tip you need, feel free to ask. GDay!

[GabKoost]

@woltersworld Well, if by Borrego you mean LAMB, let me tell you, if you don't already know, that Alentejo is probably the best region to have it. If you can, go there during Easter's week, It's the traditional dish of this time of the year and many restaurants organize a Gastronomic week around it. The most famous dish is ENSOPADO de BORREGO (Stew with slices of bread) witch is delicious. Then you can't go wrong with the Roasted Lamb. Always in a wood fed oven of course.

[GabKoost]

@GabKoost The thing about Portugal is that the geography and climate is extremely diversified and, obviously, so is the gastronomy. There is no way to define Portugal's gastronomy because Northwest is Atlantic, north and central east is Iberic and south is clearly Mediterranean. If you chose a real restaurant instead of these touristic ones you can find beef but it is called POSTA. a "Bife" is a slim piece of regular meat.

[GabKoost]

@woltersworld I agree when you speak about Lisbon and Southern Portugal. It is not a land of Beef. Northern Portugal is the only region where you can find premium beef (called "POSTA") has local breeds are excellent. The only region who breed cattle is the Northern as the climate in South is more apt for lamb, porc etc. In Minho try Posta Barrosã, in Tras-os-Montes Posta Mirandesa, In Vila Real Region try Posta MARONESA. Small region but with a lot of diversity present in Touristic restaurants