Food

Terra de Bacalhau Cod Countryby Giovanni PereiraFirst published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba”The consumption of cod fish is deeply rooted in Portuguese gastronomic culture. This predilection goes back to the time of Os Descobrimentos Portugueses (Portuguese Discoveries in 15th Century) when fishermen ventured into the icy waters of the North Atlantic. […]

O VINHO DO PORTO by Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba”  In 1997, the Wine Spectator, an important American publication, included two Ports amongst the Best Wines of the Year, namely the 1994 Vintage Ports of Taylor and of Fonseca. It is apt that an English House and

MOUNTAIN FIREWATER by Giovanni Pereira There is a spirit in the Algarve. It’s pure and crystal clear. No secret recipe, no additives and the Algarveans still know how to distill it in their own homes! It’s derived from the most characteristic shrub in the serra hilly regions of the Algarve – the arbutus or strawberry

COMIDAS REGIONAIS DE PORTUGAL Regional Dishes of Portugal Giovanni PereiraFirst published in the UMA News Bulletin under the title Impressions of the Algarve Part II, with the pen-name “Caramba” Jean Anderson, one of the best food writers in America and a regular visitor to Portugal for over thirty years had this to say about the

FESTA DAS SARDINHASby Giovanni PereiraFirst published in the UMA News Bulletin under the pen-name “Caramba”Each year, in early August, a week-long celebration is held in the Algarvean coastal city of Portimão, which does its best to earn its nickname as the “Sardine Capital of the World”.The town itself goes back many years. It once had a

DINING IN THE ALGARVE JANTAR NO ALGARVE Giovanni Pereira First published in the UMA News Bulletin under the title Impressions of the Algarve Part II, with the pen-name “Caramba”. Publicado pela primeira vez no Boletim Informativo da UMA sob o título Impressões do Algarve Parte II, com o pseudónimo “Caramba”. “Muito bom dia” said the