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Food We’ve Discovered: Portugal (and Spain)

Legend: 😁= Delicious 😊= Yummy 😐=Okay 🀒=Disgusting

CountryFoodDescriptionRylee’s ReviewBrooklyn’s Review
PortugalPastel de nataA traditional Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, characterized by a flaky, crisp puff pastry shell and a rich, creamy custard filling that is often caramelized to a golden brown.😁😁
PortugalPastel de belemPastel de belem is the original Pastel de nata
but served warm with cinnamon and sugar.
😁😁
PortugalBifanaA popular Portuguese street food featuring thinly sliced pork marinated in garlic, wine, and spices, then cooked and served inside a fresh bread roll.😁😊
PortugalSumolA Portuguese brand of lightly carbonated fruit juice drinks. We tried all the flavors of Sumol, which include Orange, Pineapple, Lemon and Passion Fruit.😁😊
PortugalCheese bunsA warm puff of dough filled with warm cheese.😁😊
PortugalBrioche croissantsA brioche rolled into a shape of a croissants.😁😁
PortugalPalmiersA sweet crisp pastry shaped like a palm leaf.😁😊
PortugalBerlinerA doughnut with cream filling and powdered sugar on top.😁😁
PortugalSardines (lemon favored)A small fish small enough to eat the bones, fins, scales, and eyes, luckily though we did not eat the eyes.🀒😊
SpainCandied orangesOranges that are simmered in a sugar syrup until their natural water content is replaced by sugar, making a soft, chewy, and sweet treat.😁😁
SpainOrange fudgeOrange flavored fudge.😁😊
SpainEmpanadaA turnover, made with a sweet dough and filled with spiced, chopped apples and traditional meat. filled ones.😁😁
SpainChurrosA sweet Spanish snack consisting of a spiral of fried dough, served with chocolate (these original ones are not dusted with cinnamon or sugar).😁😁

2 Comments

  • By The Duecks
    Posted October 20, 2025 at 6:06 pm
    Reply

    That’s quite the list! We wish you could send us some empanadas and pastries! πŸ˜‹

    • By Rylee Anders
      Posted October 21, 2025 at 7:20 am
      Reply

      We would love to have shared some with you but I don’t think they’d taste good by the time they got to you! 😁

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