Portugal Local Custom Tips by cachaseiro

The portugese love codfish.

The portugese do in general love fish, but the really big passion of the portugese is codfish even if it´s not really caught in their waters, but comes from up north.
they get most of their codfish from Norway as salted and dried fish and if you walk in to a portugese supermarket you will mostly see a whole counter that has nothing but salted and dried codfish.
The portugese like to eat codfish for christmas too which shows what passion they have for this fine fish.
So if you are in Portugal then you better eat some "bacalhau" as the portugese call it, if you want to capture the spirit of the nation.

Petiscos.

Petiscos is in many ways the portugese word for tapas.
Petiscos tend to be a little snack that you might eat inbetween meals or as an apetizer before meals.
Petiscos are very often seafood as that is what the portugese do the best ans therefor eat the most.
Petiscos are a real treat and should be tried when in Portugal.