Portucale - Portuguese Cuisine

18/01/2024

Did you know: In Europe, Oranges were originally a bitter fruit, with the sweet version brought over from China to Europe by 🇵🇹Portuguese🇵🇹 navigators in the 16th Century. The first modern type of sweet orange tree was imported to Portugal in 1635.

This is such a significant event, that some languages literally use some form of “Portugal” to refer to an Orange:

Arabic - Alburtughal
Greek - Portokali
Turkish - Portakal
Bulgarian - portoqaal
Persian - Portugal
Romania - Portocala

17/05/2023

We are back 💃🏻 and very excited to be able to delight all firecrackers with our delicious Portuguese food. 🤤🤤

Are you ready to make the flames grow higher?🔥

Let it burn! 🔥

We are excited to see you once again, from 26 – 28 May 2023 for the 16th edition of the MTN Bushfire Festival.

27/11/2022

The name alheira, derived from the Portuguese word alho meaning “garlic”, used to refer to all types of sausages seasoned with this ingredient.

Many stories have been told about the origin of alheiras, mainly associating them with the tribulations of the “secret Jews” after the rise of the Portuguese Inquisition.

Their origin is the same as all Portuguese sausages: they were born from the need to preserve meat. And when the pork ran short, other meats were added.

Here’s how they are made:
Pork cuts: head, salted belly bacon, back bones, rind. These can be mixed with other meats such as chicken, veal, rabbit and game.
Preparation: boiled with garlic, parsley and bay leaf. Old bread is soaked in this stew which is then shredded and seasoned with paprika and parsley.
Casing: hog’s (small intestine).
Smoked: 5 days with oak and another 3 days for drying.
Served: oven-grilled with boiled potatoes and turnip greens (Grelos).

08/11/2022

The world of Portuguese sausages and cured meats

Modern refrigeration is a concept of the XIX century. Before this, meat was preserved using salt, spices, dry air, smoke. It was the Celtic and Roman cultures that first developed this preservation technique.
You see, worrying about having enough food to survive the winter, making the most of the animals in front of you, these are not concerns of the wealthy. It’s not a coincidence that our favorite dishes all come from the so-called traditional gastronomy, “the people’s food”. This is a world of simplicity and yet tremendous creativity, of humble ingredients cleverly combined and great knowledge and respect for Nature.

Follow us and on the next edition we will share some of the techniques of making his deliciously famous
cured meats.

30/10/2022

How did Cod gosh entered the Portuguese culinary!

Why is codfish so popular in Portugal? There are 1001 ways to cook cod in Portugal, a national treasure.

02/10/2022

We are so humbled for the amazing support 🥹

See you next time 👋🏻

30/09/2022

And the party has started. find us in the food garden at Luju Festival 💃🏻

07/09/2022

GIVEAWAY!!!
It’s September and it’s time to
This month we want to celebrate Luju and local brands that we love with this exciting giveaway!

We have:
• 8x Luju Garden Tickets up for grabs 💃🏻💃🏻
• 8x Emlembe Hampers also up for grabs
Each winner will receive one Luju Garden Ticket and one Emlembe hamper.

Here’s how to enter:
1. Follow
2. Like and share this post on your page and your stories and tag us!
3. Comment where do you incorporate Emlembe Water in your everyday life.
4. Use at least 2 of these tags
5. You get a bonus entry to the giveaway if you share a photo of you using Emlembe water.

Giveaway ends Friday, September 26th at 11:59 PM SAST.
The winner will be chosen based on the most creative comment/picture and will be announced on Tuesday 28th of September.

07/09/2022

06/09/2022

This weekend was fantastic and we would like to thank all for the incredible support.
We meet so many amazing people and learn so many stories. Wish you all got soft back home and wish to see you again.
Thank you Swazi Rally for this experience and for bringing back this great event. We can’t wait for the 30th edition 🎉

01/09/2022

1 day to go 🎉🥂🍾🪅visit us at Swazi Rally next the ticketing area we have exclusive drinks available to help you celebrate the return of the most expected event of the year.

01/09/2022

We getting ready for this great event, come and visit your Swazi Rally this year to taste authentic Portuguese food 👌🏻 see you there !