North Cuisine

North and Minho's Cuisine - Minho and North Cuisine is one of the most authentic in the country. How about a snack or a plate of cod? For cod rhyme with Porto, even if Viana do Castelo was once, in its time, one of the most important ports of fishing and import of this basic product of the cuisine of the north and the whole country.

By the way, for connoisseurs, best cod is only Porto cod! To Gomes de Sá and accompanied with a Douro wine, there is nothing better. Or in the fashion of Braga, in the Minhota version.

Essential influence of the sea, with its varied products. Diverse cultural influences. All contribute to enrich the gastronomic practice and experience in Portugal. From popular "appetizers" to gourmet cuisine proposals.

Northern Delights

After an aperitif with Port wine, how about a cod dish? It may not seem, at first glance, but rhyme cod with Port. And, for connoisseurs, only Porto cod! At Gomes de Sá and accompanied with a Douro wine, there is nothing better!

When talking about Porto, it is almost impossible not to talk about some traditional dishes, among which the famous Tripas in Porto's fashion stand out, a dish that gives its name to the inhabitants of the city - Tripeiros - those who eat guts.

Green soup

"The green broth is always present in the menus of Porto and the Minhota region. This broth of potatoes and green cabbage of broad leaf finely cut and watered with a strand of olive oil is referenced in several books by Camilo Castelo Branco."

By chance you have tasted this famous wine, straight from the barrel. This is a privilege reserved for few visitors. This and others more, the visitor will discover when following the paths that lead to the Douro. See Region Douro Litoral.

Quality and Refinement

"Eating in the fashion of Porto is to eat in abundance, quality and with great refinement, always in tables well decorated where the silver of our goldsmith, on embroidered linen towels prevail".

Porto Wine

Oporto and Wine - With its name for centuries associated with the famous wine, Porto attracts thousands of visitors, on vacation or on a business trip, which here discover its charms and secrets.