Food

- staple food: codfish 

Portugueses started to fish the cod during the age of the great discoveries, there were good naviguators. At this time it was difficult to do long journeys since sailors were unable to preserve food for a long time. Portugueses have been the first who had salted the cod and made it dry therefore they managed to discover a lot of territories. The cod is one of the food which has the best nutritional values.The tradition continues. Today, it exists 600 ways to cook the cod in Portugal. 

Specialities: 

- Aletria is a Portuguese Sweet Pasta dessert. It is kind of like the pasta version of Arroz Doce, or Sweet Rice. It is quite a unique and traditional dish in Portuguese dessert making. For those with a sweet tooth and love pasta, this is a perfect dessert.  *Serves 3-4*  

Ingredients: 1 pound angel hair pasta 1/2 cup water 1 cup milk 1 cup sugar 1 lemon rinds 5 egg yolks 1/4 pound butter 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder 

Directions: 1) In a saucepan, add 3/4 cup of milk and 1/2 cup water in and heat it until it boils. 2) Now add the angel hair pasta, sugar, lemon rinds, and butter to the saucepan. 3) Let it cook until the angel hair pasta has absorbed most of the liquid. 4) Beat the egg yolks well and then add them to the saucepan along with the last 1/4 cup milk. 5) Stir it well. 6) Pour it on a dish to serve. Cover with cinnamon powder.