How Americans Eat Portuguese Food EVERYDAY (Without Knowing)

[@GeraldFigal]

Well, as a professor of Japanese history, I’ve known this since undergraduate days ( = 40+ years ago). Castilla cakes-very popular in Japan, especially at the famous Bunmeido bakery where the walls inside one branch I was at a couple weeks ago had azulejos-are another of many things that arrived from Portugal to Japan (guns were another). Another fun fact: the Japanese word for bread-pan-is derived from the the Portuguese “pão.”

[@ananunes1117]

❤ Obrigado por partilhar!!!

[@TheRyuk1994]

So is the word Thanks -Arigato-, is derived from the Portuguese "Obrigado"

[@tormit_]

@@TheRyuk1994 While this is coincidentally similar they are not related, neither of them derived from the other

[@tiagobernardes5144]

Also the word “Arigato” comes from the portuguese word “obrigado”

[@emanueloliveira9338]

they are, you can search it

[@andrereis_12]

Portugal's influence on the world is enormous and unavoidable, ranging from gastronomy, architecture and even the simple habit of drinking the typical 5pm tea. What makes me immensely sad is the fact that Portugal does not have the respect and recognition it deserves, while other nations in the world are adored for the smallest things. I don't understand.

[@WILLNEVERCONFORM]

Agree !;

[@wallybonejengles5595]

We shot our King and his heir, and the country turned into a nightmare for 100 years. (Portuguese here, I cry many tears for dear Portugal.)

[@muximuxicofficial518]

MARKETING

[@MManel]

Mr Andre Reis , i believe Portugal does not have the respect and recognition, because had the last " Colonies" of all European , untill 1974 with the Carnation revolution , make Portugal be ostracized with a ONU embargo , Wich the Portuguese dictator Salazar Answered on TV " Orgulhosamente sós" mean we keep going "proudly Alone" , By that time the USA Governs , made huge influence for all Europeans leave Africa, Portugal refused So Portugal was treated by US , like Cuba today , Thank you very much for your interest in Portugal plus your name ...

[@Dragoncam13]

​@@wallybonejengles5595estado Novo made Portugal relevant again

[@inacioalmeida5123]

In Goa, India we have lots of Portugal dishes so taste and mouthwatering. I love it so much.😊😋🤣

[@jjkanal640]

You look very Portuguese

[@carlossaraiva8213]

As a portuguese, thank you so much for making a video like this. Portugal is a small country, we have a small population, and unfortunately as a people we have been too shy to spread and teach the world about what we have that is good and our influence in the world's history and culture. We proud ourselves of our cuisine but we dont advertise it. I'm glad foreigners like you have gained a passion about my little country enough to create content such as this and to spread about it. Obrigado

[@edutuga5533]

Somos pequenos mas fdemos a fucinheira a qualquer pessoa se for preciso 😂

[@joaodavid2001]

E isso ajuda-nos como, posso saber?

[@leoo97323]

Ukelele is originally from Madeira Island, Portugal and we call it "Braguinha". Braguinha and Ukelele are the same instrument but with different names

[@carlosaugustosantosferreir2245]

Cavaquinho is from the North of Portugal

[@leoo97323]

@@carlosaugustosantosferreir2245Tem razão, mas o Cavaquinho e a Braguinha não são o mesmo instrumento (apesar de serem muito semelhantes), e no contexto do vídeo ele faz referência ao Ukelele que segundo a história foi exportado da ilha da Madeira para o Havai. Mas corrija-me se eu estiver errado.

[@MafaldaBotelho29]

Dave, você é um grande embaixador da cultura e do turismo em Portugal. Parabéns ❤

[@AndreOliveira-lh8gr]

@Bloody Drake recalque a uma hora destas Sr Paelha???🤔

[@kumiiz]

​@@BloodyDrake-yn1lcbros jealous

[@fernandarosa4996]

​@@BloodyDrake-yn1lcNem dizes o que sabes, nem sabes o que dizes, vai morrer longe

[@Manu_Daza]

@Bloody Drake Senta e chora

[@josecaetano2388]

​@Bloody Drake 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leodisicilian9233]

An absolutely amazing, gorgeous, beautiful, and special country. Talk about food, been traveling almost everywhere in the world nothing compared to Portuguese food, and I mean nothing. They simply the best. I love Portugal ❤

[@danielbras9753]

Fun Fact: Oranges in some european countries are named as Portukal or some variation of it, because the portuguese introduced it to these areas

[@Fabiani930]

Yup the sailors needes vitamin c to fight scurvy. So they would plant orange trees everywhere they stopped so they could stock up on vitamin C before every trip

[@DanielPereira4444]

In Asia as well!

[@danielbras9753]

@@DanielPereira4444 really, didn't know it the influence went that far

[@humanish1]

A correction. Marmelade comes from the word marmelada, that is made with marmelos (quince). If i recall, it is not a fruit that is original from the Iberian Peninsula. But, it is a citric fruit with thick skin. What the british consider marmelade, we call it compota, and what we call marmelada, the english speakers call quince paste or quince jam. The first that arrived to England was actually marmelada, but like the tempura, it was changed to come near to the original recipe with what they had available.

[@spanishball9449]

As a Spaniard I must say that even the food is similar, especially the churros and sardines. Portugal and Spain are brothers since we have a very similar language, culture, and also as seen here: food. Thanks for making a video about this, I appreciate it since I have Portuguese family and I love their food!

[@shyper_]

Asturias is the parent

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

In the 1500's, the Portuguese Monks introduced fried seafood in Japan, during Lent. Since they were forbidden from eating meat during the 40-day period, they fried the seafood, Portuguese style, while reciting, in Latin, something like "ed tempora", meaning these are the times (for eating seafood). The Pasteis de Nata, like most Portuguese sweets, are made with egg yolks. The reason is that the Portuguese Nuns used to starch the garments of male and female clergy with egg whites. A great quantity of egg yolks was left over, making them the perfect ingredient for baking sweet pastries. The expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal was not done to avoid conversion to Judaism. It's all the way around. The Jews refused to convert to Catholicism, or converted, but kept their Jewish religion in hiding.

[@ZecaPinto1]

Or maybe the japanese heard the word tempero incorrectly and it stood tempura

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

@@ZecaPinto1 Tempura isn’t known for being spiced. The Japanese used to eat their fish raw or maybe broiled. The Portuguese friars introduced their fried seafood in Japan. They basically consumed (mostly fried) fish for the 40 days duration of Lent.

[@andregon4366]

The jews that kept their religion hidden came up with a clever way to disguise them. Portuguese used to have "fumeiros" which is used to smoke meat, the Portuguese used those "fumeiros" to smoke "chouriço" which is made of pork. Since the Jewish people don't eat pork, not having a "fumeiro" was a strong clue that they were jews. So not only did they build "fumeiros" but they used them to smoke a recipe they invented called "farinheira" which doesn't use pork, but instead uses flour as its main ingredient (flour-farinha-farinheira), but they look like "chouriço". Even the Portuguese Jews were resourceful cooks.

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

@@andregon4366 At the time of the Inquisition in Portugal, Jews invented a variation of the sausage called alheira, by making it without the traditional pork meat, which is forbidden to them. The recipe included only kosher meats, such as poultry, veal, duck and game. They made the kosher alheiras to look like the usual pork sausage.

[@andregon4366]

@@m.c.fromnyc2187 I always confuse the two.

[@ZecaPinto1]

Technically the portuguese introduced fusion food to the world, because in every place they stopped by they cooked their meals with local food and ingredientes in their own way, and the locals would later learn from the portuguese how to cook certain foods and so on to later create an hybrid dish

[@rutemascarenhas9852]

Hi! It wasnt Catarina de Bragança that introduced marmelade like you know it in England, a portuguese king sent marmelada to the king of England ( marmelada its made with marmelo = quince.) And then the english first made with lemon rind and the later with the introduction of oranges in the UK they started making it with orange rind.

[@gracasilver8574]

Mas deram-lhe o mesmo nome !...

[@rutemascarenhas9852]

@@gracasilver8574 sim, porque gostaram tanto de marmelada e não tinham marmelos fizeram primeiro com limão e só dps laranjas e deram o mesmo nome

[@ZecaPinto1]

Eles tiveram a revolução industrial mas tivemos de ser nós a dar-lhes a revolução gastronómica 😂

[@lxportugal9343]

I read a comment from an English man saying that a Scottish merchant received a shipment of bitter oranges and didn't know what to do with them, so he made a jam with them and still call it "marmalade". At the time Portugal was the biggest exporter of marmelos to England Can't remember the name of the Scottish man but the company is still operating nowadays

[@lost_porkchop]

You missed how Catherine of Bragança was also who Queen's New York was named after

[@Bilhardas]

Amazing work in promoting Portugal! It's impressive to see someone from another country showcasing the beauty and culture of ours with such passion and dedication. Keep up the great job!

[@renatoferreira1399]

I learned that actually Queen Catherine loved so much the portuguese marmelade made with quinces that she tried to bring them to England, however the tree was not aclimated to England, so as an alternative to quince they used sour oranges instead.

[@renatoferreira1399]

@@lordcommandernox9197 that's right quince in portuguese is marmelo hence the name marmelade (marmelada in portuguese)

[@pauloseara7332]

Quinces are not impossible to grow in UK, it all depends on the soils and microclimates.

[@brunotorres7332]

Yup that’s the most plausible theory Portuguese nonetheless it’s funny we see so many things taken fro lm the British like the ATM in PT was in 1965 yet the British got the tittle as the first one ever in 1967

[@catherinemartina6469]

Just wanted to say I love the video full of information. I’ve been trying to get cans squid from Portugal forever I live in Newfoundland the Portuguese also landed here we have places like in Portugal Cove.

[@malikshabazz5516]

Great video! I think we, portuguese people can already call you our culture ambassador in youtube. Thank you!

[@marcioamaral316]

As a portuguese descendent I don't stop surprise myself learning about the achievements of my ancesters. Portugal and the portuguese are one of the most underestimated people of history. No one knows about portuguese contributions and incredible and heroic discovers.

[@vitorbatista7888]

The portuguese shaped the world, it was incredible for a smal nation like ours.

[@Tiago-Martins]

In short, the portuguese started globalisation.

[@lxportugal9343]

We were huge... we were great.... we were tremendous We truly were (I just learnt to use strong adjectives with Trump... it makes me feel tremendous)

[@truthismycause2800]

​@@Tiago-MartinsCorrect. As the first global Empire with territories in all known continents we started globalisation.

[@MCNOISE666]

​@@truthismycause2800Such a shame, globalisation is an awful, culture destroying movement. Little did we know ..

[@osvaldofrias1921]

Thanks for the great video!!!! I live in Bermuda my family is from the Azores and I love learning my history your video was awesome.

[@mahnel]

Hope you enjoy the upcoming São João Festivities throughout the country! Lot's of beer, sardine and pork sausages this time of year

[@mahnel]

@@Humn_ftrLL Desculpa :(

[@brixcosmo]

We should have negotiated a royalty agreement when we introduced Tempura to Japan in 1543 with our recipe "Peixinhos da Horta" ("Lil' Farm Fishes") 😂❤🇵🇹

[@paulodeoliveira3368]

I'm second generation Portuguese in South Africa and I'm learning amazing things from you. Thank you.

[@xouri8009]

I'm currently living in Spain, and I gotta admit, Portuguese food seems to be, on average, slightly better than Spanish food. There's no doubt, in Spain we have loads of famous delicious famous dishes, but on the daily, you know, when you go out for lunch on a workday, for the daily menu on the corner small restaurant, I think I got better food on average in Portugal than I do in Spain, also, bit cheaper. Interestingly, Portuguese people seem to eat a lot more of their "traditional/touristy" foods on the daily, than their Spanish counterparts, but that might just be my personal perception. In any case, visiting Portugal or Spain? Be ready to put on some weight, just don't be afraid to try new things, and if possible, travel/eat with locals and avoid the tourist areas of expensive restaurants. From my experience, the expensive places are not worth it, and the small Pop and Mom places, while not as fancy, or not as clean/new/shiny, the food, is godlike. Also, for my american/northern European brothers, be ready to see very few sauces. In Portugal and Spain, the food is usually simple when it comes to sauces. A lot of healthy and delicious olive oil is used, but stuff like Mayo or something, is rare. The Portuguese and Spanish have such fresh and high quality food, always available, that they seem to prefer to taste the actual food, instead of drowning it in sauces lol.

[@Sikik1313]

I also live in Spain and the Pt food is 15-0 better than spanish food.

[@pedrogo4903]

much better..

[@miguelrecio7464]

Nice and balanced overview of both cuisines. The main reason for good Portuguese food (slightly better than in Spain) is that 90% of daily food are home made mom's recipies, all over the country. Tradition still remains and olive oil shines in PT, every single "refogado" is made with it. Iberian cuisine uses less butter than French and no processed sauces! Portuguese bread and it's variaty also seems better than the spanish usually have. We (PT/ES) have good beer, awesome reds and white wines at much lower prices than the French and Italians! Our price/quality ratio is unbeatable!

[@brixcosmo]

You got good food too. Tapas, Calamares, Paella. We love those in Portugal too. Portuguese Food got more rich 'cause we went to more places in the Age of Discovery i think. And in terms of Fish and Seafood we're more exposed to the Sea so it's just normal that on all coasts of Portugal you eat great Fish and Seafood recipes. In terms of Meat there's no real difference between eating in Alentejo or Spanish Extremadura. The use of Porco Preto/ Porco Ibérico / Cerdo Ibérico is common in both sides of the Frontier. Just like Olive Oil. A lot of the Presuntos Pata Negra eaten there always came from Spain. Nowadays a lot are produced in Portugal but using that same label "Pata Negra". I don't know about Cheese. Cheese and Enchidos were always very common in Portugal. I think that's not really different in Spain. But i'm not sure about it. Portuguese tend to associate Spanish Cuisine with what we end up eating in Tourist Sites where we go for vacations in Spain. Obviously is not eating Bocadillos and Spaghetti in Lloret del Mar that you're gonna know Spanish Cuisine 😂A lot of our food was influenced by Arabs to begin (like yours) but also by Africa and Asia. It's not like we invented everything. We incorporated a lot of cultures into ours! On top of that comes the culture of Latin Countries like Portugal, Spain and Italy where a lot of family gatherings were always done around food and drinks.

[@insertname8451]

I'm Portuguese and I agree 100% with everything you said. (Of course, Spanish vs Portuguese food is matter of taste.) I'll add that tourists should just ask locals about dish and restaurant recommendations, it's a lot more trustworthy than reviews on Google, etc. And about the sauces part, in most dishes, the sauce is cooked together with the food (instead of coming on the side, like in the UK and northern Europe) that's why there's always bread on the table - so you can soak up the delicious sauce from the place. That's also why we often serve both potatoes and rice in the same dish, which foreigners always find odd. The rice is meant to soak up the sauce so you can experience the full flavor.

[@johnyboyfragona7795]

Que orgulho em ser Português!

[@anasaragoca1299]

Thoroughly researched. Well done. BTW, the Queens borough in NY also owes its name to our Catarina. As for pastel de nata... sorry, you're hooked for life 😎

[@victorcaldeira9884]

Congratulations Dave this is a video that shows clearly that Portuguese culture had great influence in the world from 1415 e 1755 when Lisbon was shocked with a mega earthquake followed by a 8m tsunami wave ending the Portuguese world era.

[@brunotorres7332]

That own earthquake had a huge impact on the world “Iluminismo” changed the way we think overall and challenge the norm!!!!!

[@joeblow812]

Another amazing video! Thanks. I enjoyed visiting local “Mom and Pop” restaurants and avoided the touristy areas when dining in Lisboa. Pastel de nata is addictive. I had to start every day with two and usually had at least one more during the day. I’m pescatarian so I really appreciated the variety of fresh seafood. I’m excited for my next visit!

[@UbuTube]

What the British call marmelade is an adaptation of the Portuguese "marmelada" which is made with "marmelos" (quinces). The British do it with oranges because they don't have quinces (my guess) and so British marmelade actually tastes nothing like marmelada at all.

[@gracasilver8574]

Sim , mas eles resolveram utilizar o mesmo nome . E acho que fizeram muito bem . ( Ao fim e ao cabo é o mesmo doce , só com frutas diferentes ) .

[@UbuTube]

@@gracasilver8574 Não acho que seja o mesmo doce. O deles é uma compota bastante líquida, a nossa marmelada corta-se aos cubos... nem sei se os ingleses têm algum doce com a consistência da marmelada portuguesa.

[@gracasilver8574]

@@UbuTube A geleia de marmelo também é líquida !... E é exatamente esse modo de doce que os ingleses preferiram copiar . Tem por base exatamente o mesmo processo , é feito a partir das cascas das frutas !... Eu , por exemplo , sei fazer doces mais sólidos ou mais líquidos , tanto a partir dos marmelos como de outras frutas . E como nós somos os especialistas , distinguimos vários tipos de doce , segundo os diferentes processos ... temos doces , compotas , geleias , marmeladas , etc . Quem não sabe distinguir , geralmente pega num termo mais usual e é esse que vinga , com maior ou menor grau de aproximação ao significado original . Eu própria , mesmo sabendo a diferença , por vezes uso um termo mais abrangente e digo " passa - me aí o doce " , quando até sei que me estou a referir específicamente a uma " geleia " ... Por isso , não critico que os ingleses lhe tenham chamado " marmelada " , já está muito bom !... E depois segundo as épocas , há termos que estão sempre mais em voga e acabam vingando mais do que outros . E mais , você sabe como a Rainha preferia a consistência da marmelada ?... Eu ainda recentemente fiz marmelada caseira ( de marmelos mesmo ) e resolvi deixá-la entre meio líquida e meio sólida !... Com uma consistência intermédia portanto . Antigamente não havia fábricas de marmelada padronizada , era tudo caseiro !... E nesse caso , a consistência da marmelada é a que nós quisermos .

[@vitorbatista7888]

​@@UbuTube não, não é, a verdadeira marmelada de laranja é sólida e muito boa, pessoalmente como uma e outra, sem problemas.

[@lxportugal9343]

I read a comment from an English man saying that a Scottish merchant received a shipment of bitter oranges and didn't know what to do with them, so he made a jam with them and still call it "marmalade". At the time Portugal was the biggest exporter of marmelos to England Can't remember the name of the Scottish man but the company is still operating nowadays

[@catherinemartina6469]

One of the things I love the most about Europe is the fact that they haven’t been taken over by fast foods for the most part I know it’s happening and it’s happening in the Middle East but I hope places like Portugal in Spain, Italy, France, etc. Germany, Norway, Sweden I hope they stick with your traditional meals and cook from the basics

[@SB-gy2vx]

Why eat fast food if you have so many nice food to eat?

[@danielcarneiro8066]

Portugal, Spain*. they are diferent countries.

[@catherinemartina6469]

@@danielcarneiro8066 no kidding? Each place I named is a different country in Europe, with the exception of the middle east

[@jacestar3007]

@@catherinemartina6469 "like Portugal in Spain" - catherinemartina, 2023

[@catherinemartina6469]

@@jacestar3007 and Spain...I speak into my technology...I used assistive technology, many people with disabilities do. Unfortunately AT isn't perfect. eh

[@plyco.sustainableandeasy7566]

Excelente video, Dave! It is a fact that Portugal is not credited with many of their accomplishments and influence over the world. Cuisine-wise, you've just listed some of the better-known ones (at least for the Portuguese : ) and some other are named in the previous comments. Sometimes I feel that this lack of credit could explain some of the usual humbleness of the [my] people, as we got used to observing the internationalisation (and bragging) of other cultures. In our good days we're fine with that, not having to prove much to the world, but when in face of blatant ignorance or arguable misconceptions or commonplaces we may well have to remind a fact or two. Truth is we are used to that, having to deal with our highly biased [and loud] neighbours in a regular basis :)))

[@elzamariadealmeidadeblanco5474]

Estoy de acordó com o seu comentario, que fique bem.

[@cfatal3290]

Portuguese food is amazing.....i eat it about 5 times a week.

[@brixcosmo]

❤🇵🇹

[@rotate14]

Thank you for bringing attention to my Portugal 🇵🇹.

[@PCBarrinha]

faltou falar dos doces de ovos da Tailândia que também são de origem portuguesa até porque as Freiras usam muitos as gemas dos ovos para engomar a roupa dos padres e a gemas utilização para fazer doces. Faltou falar da feijoada do Brasil que é copia da feijoada a transmontana. A laranja do brasil que não existia foi trazida pelos portugueses para o Brasil e Europa a verdadeira origem da Laranja é da India.

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

As Freiras engomavam a roupa com CLARA de ovo. A gema sobrava em grandes quantidades. Assim foi que criaram muitas receitas de doces à base de gemas.

[@RosadosVentos963]

E a marmelada é feita de marmelo, não de laranja.

[@thailux6494]

A comida inteira Thai tem muita influência portuguesa. Doces então, nem se fala.

A Laranja muito possivelmente vem da China.

[@PCBarrinha]

@ se existe produtos que não vem da china são alimentos. É a matéria prima que eles mais tem falta e vão continuar a ser dependentes de todo o mundo. Esse é o maior problema da china...

[@ccsullivan9164]

Great content and great comments, too. I first had Portuguese sweet bread over five decades ago at a roadside bakery on Martha’s Vineyard where there was (is?) a sizable Portuguese American community descended from the many fishermen who settled there and Nantucket and Rhode Island’s coastal towns. The Portuguese are unsung in world history. Thank you for contributing to our knowledge. Are you learning the language? I have always been curious about it.

[@SophieCasterwill200]

Hmm, marmalade is not made from oranges... It's made from a specific fruit that we have in Portugal that is called Marmelos, they are yellow and very hard, so you can only eat them after boiling them for a while.

[@nunomiguelosorionunes8170]

If I'm not mistaken, the word TEA comes from the boxes where the herbs were transported, that had that acronym which meant Transporte de Ervas Aromaticas (Aromatic Herbs Transportation).

[@jorgesaopedro]

"Té" and "Chá" são ambas palavras de origem chinesa, por isso em todas as línguas do mundo ou se usa uma ou a outra. Essa historia do Tea não tem nada a ver, Tea vem de Te que é o nome no dialeto Min e chá deriva do Cantonês.

[@Portugal2100]

No way!!!

[@tiagofssampaio]

That's a joke that spread out

[@Vera150607]

The reason behind that is related to the region where the herbs originated, period. Dutch traded from Fujian province, where it is called Tay by locals, and today Tea globally. Portuguese traded from Macau, near to Hong Kong where due to the Cantonese language was called cha.

[@m.c.fromnyc2187]

Similar to espresso coffee, called Bica in Portugal. It's supposed to be the acronym for: Beba Isso Com Açúcar = Drink this with sugar.🙂

[@joaotavares2970]

Hi Dave, excelent video! You are true ambassador of Portugal. Thank you!!!

[@Gpepp8401]

Thank you for this enlightening episode. Good to know.

[@sofidopiproductions]

6:48 I am potuguese and I traveled to Azores and visited that place, love the tea, one of my favourites ❤

[@endiogoen]

I'm Portuguese myself and I find myself learning stuff about my own country in your videos

[@anaresende90]

Me too!

[@elodie4085]

Eu tambem

[@josevicentemeiraferreira3251]

Me too

[@jorgeribeiro3100]

É o que faz ser ignorante e muito provavelmente esquerdopata

[@ricardobastos3626]

Eu também 😂

[@absolempt4635]

My friend your are official more português then most😊

[@catherinemartina6469]

I will be excited to see your Portuguese video on Portuguese Chrissy. It sounds amazing you’re doing such a great job online blown way. I love the information.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

We have to thank Portuguese monks for all of the fried food we love. They were barred from eating meat so they had to coat vegetables and fry to make those tasty. For example, SAMOSA is Portuguese. Although Indians might disagree, the way of wrapping fillings and frying up is the Portuguese way.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

My whole life is a lie.

[@JoSousa86]

The word marmalade also derived from the Portuguese word Marmelada, that is a jam made with quince. Is now used in English and German language to refer to jams of different fruit.

[@teresacrispim8415]

Thanks , Dave , for showing the world the good things of Portuguese culture. I’m a Portuguese lady following you from Portugal , 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏

[@jc5388]

You rock, Dave! Props from Boston. Portista in Boston here💪💙

[@gracasilver8574]

Excelente trabalho !... 👏👏👏👏 Muito obrigada . ❤

[@user-zj7cw6dp8o]

This is great. I seem to learn all the time from you. Keep up the great work!

[@suziflorida]

THANK YOU for the most interesting facts in today's video. It was delightful to watch!!!

[@williamswafford4836]

Good Informationen. I will be in Porto next month.

[@anasaragoca1299]

Porto food is amazing!

[@LuisMiguel-sm5hr]

Manteigaria

[@victormagalhaes797]

Curious fact: The English named it TEA because the transportation crates arriving by boat in England had written T.E.A. which means Transporte de Ervas Aromáticas.

[@needlenoggins]

that's actually not a fact but speculation. the word for tea in most countries has to do with the maritime vs land routes the countries used to get their tea. msot countries that used the silk road by land use variations of cha and those that got it through maritime route, which was mainly through dutsch traders use variations of te. an expeption to this is, for example, portugal. although portugal normalised drinking tea in england, tea was already existant and used in the country. fun fact, england actually uses both words - tea and cha, although tea is fairly more known.

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Hi, mate you forget the tea time in Portugal is lanche and in England became Lunch or tea time at 5:00 PM of clock tea,

[@vitorlsvstavares]

Thanks Dave continue your good work as cultural and comercial ambassador for Portugal

[@sarabeatrizcardoso7216]

Just want to had that the portuguese have their own version of "marmalade" called marmelada made with a fruit called marmelos, it's from this that the name was originated and it existed before england's version.

[@taniapalmeiro9607]

We need no advertising. We are just what we are. Who tastes it knows it. Simple as that.

[@ruialmeida818]

Regarding the introduction of Tea in England, it is interesting that almost every country in the world, China, Japan, India and Portugal, for example, the word for tea is Cha. Tea is actually an ecronym from Transporte de Ervas Aromaticas, which is Portuguese for Aromatic Herbs Transportation

[@mariajoseanceriz8370]

Hello Dave. Catarina de Bragança also intruduce the porcelaine in englans because till hem they eat in bronze, silver or golden plates. And often people get sick because of those plates made with heavy metals. Also she took in her doury the tea cups in chinese porcelaine. We the Portuguease left influences all over the world. The food here is great. And I hope you keep doing thease videos , I love to see my coulture spread by you and others. Living here is great. Althought most of Portuguease talk so bad of out wonderful country. It could be even better but out politicians are pretty bad.

[@brixcosmo]

That Chinese introduced to us! Let's be clear on that one! Just like Arabs introduced Ceramic Tiles (Azulejos) and Soap (among many other things) to us and to Spanish before we ever set sails! All Ancient Civilizations learnt from each other. We started sailing to find new territories before everyone else in Europe around 1419 after defeating the Muslim Moors and Conquering Ceuta in 1415. Even Spanish only started in 1492 after defeating the Muslim Moors in Spain. Dutch came afterwards. And British even later. Those +100 years of delay made all the difference. By the time British Kingdom started to sail we already were settled in Africa(1420), India (1498), China (1517), Japan (1543) and Brasil (1500) trading all type of new resources to Europe.

[@paulocastrogarrido3499]

I am from Portugal and to be honest while the Portuguese may be responsible for introducing spices to the Americas, the Portuguese did not introduce introduce any spices to Spanish, Italian and French food. Most spices were brought to Europe by Arabs after the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in year 711 and Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) cuisine is mostly a legacy from Ziryab teachings in 9th century, Ziryab was a scholar from Baghdad sent to Cordoba Caliphate to teach the local Iberians how to eat and dress. The Moors stayed in the Iberian Peninsula until the fall of Granada in the 1492. Since the Moors were no longer in the Iberian Peninsula, spices become an expensive commodity and this what led the Portuguese to start its maritime expansion and conquer Ceuta other strategic places like the Bab al-Mandab Strait in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz in Persian Gulf, this way the Portuguese could control the spices routes. The massa sovada type of dough used to be produced by Iberian Muslims in the Middle Ages, the most common massa sovada is Easter cake. The churros, farturas and malassadas (Azores) are not a Portuguese inventions, they are developments from Maghrebi sfenj, so the youtiao is most likely a Portuguese legacy in the Far East just like the tempura and the castella cake. The Portuguese word for tea is "chá", the Portuguese word comes from Arabic "šāy (شاي)", the Arabic word traces its roots to Asian languages. While it is true the Portuguese Catarina de Bragança has taken habit of taking the tea to the Britain, it is unlikely that tea was introduced in Europe by the Portuguese, it is more likely to have been introduced in Europe by Muslims after the Umayyad conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in year 711 just like the spices and dozens of other things. And Portuguese food can be spicy, you need to go Alentejo and the Algarve.

[@lxportugal9343]

" *Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) cuisine is mostly a legacy from Ziryab teachings in 9th century, Ziryab was a scholar from Baghdad* " Yes... they love pork and chouriço over there and die for a cabidela Now isn't that the guy who made some order in the meal? 1º soup 2º meal 3º desert Maybe it's a different type of teachings

[@paulocastrogarrido3499]

@@lxportugal9343 Arabs produce smoked sausages too, in Morocco there is merguez, cabidela comes from Arabic kabdiya, you always write a lot of non sense.

[@lxportugal9343]

@@paulocastrogarrido3499 Cabidela is made with blood which is forbidden to muslims is this included in Ziryab teachings? And I am the one who are saying nonsense? Listen... you have to be careful when reading Arab sources ok? If Spanish people like to pretend Portugal doesn't exist and when they can't ignore something they claim it as their own... (I even saw a comment here saying Magellan was Spanish because Spain gave him citizenship) Arabs do *the exact same thing* by claiming anything relevant or world recognized that the Portuguese and Spanish did. Once I saw a video here on YT of Moroccan guy (I suppose?) on an American University talking about "reconquista", he said Christians and Muslims lived peacefully with each other until the pope declared the expel of Muslims in 1492 or conversion thus beginning the "reconquista" . *I'm not joking, he said the reconquista started in 1492 and they all lived peacefully before* Al jazeera once broadcast a French series about sla..ry and guess what? They start showing the 2º episode but labelled was the 1st, imagine who appeared in the 1st? Portanto tens de ter o pé atrás quando leres alguma coisa vinda desse lado ou até mesmo por autores Portugueses ou Espanhóis, mas que se baseiam em fontes desse lado... é que as coisas são alteradas de uma forma que não é brincadeira

[@paulocastrogarrido3499]

@@lxportugal9343 You sound like a Salazar follower, you write a lot of non-sense. It's fine if you want to reject our Islamic past and culture for yourself, just don't come on here spreading utter lies because you are doing the same as scholars and teachers had done during Salazar regime. Yes, cabidela does come from Arabic kabdiya, the blood was added at a later stage, but it does not change the roots of plate. Yes, it was Ziryab who brought most recipes from Baghdad to the Iberian Peninsula, Baghdad cooking books were already famous across the Mediterranean in the 10th century, this is acknowledged by historians from several countries. The oldest known cooking books in the Iberian Peninsula were also written Arab, that's why you see similar dishes from Portugal to Persian Gulf. We have little choice and do have to rely on rely on Arab sources, because people like you decided to burn books in the Iberian Peninsula to erase history, exactly what you are doing on here by writing non-sense.

[@hugolage9842]

Lovely to see this Dave. As a Portuguese living in north London, I believe it's testament to the values of trade, exchange and understanding. Also great to hear an American doing this. Well done brother!

[@truthismycause2800]

Dropping a suggestion for those with a sweet tooth. You need to try Pastelaria Alcoa in Alcobaça. It's freaking AMAZING!!!

[@Durga695]

I grew up in South Africa, and we had a large Portuguese population in Cape Town, some fled Angola to Cape Town. The Portuguese then used a huge amount of olive oil, on most of their food and I love it. Many Fish and Chip shops had Portuguese owners. What i didn't like is that they ate a lot of fried foods. They made their own wine too. I enjoy your Videos and know a lot of people living in Portugal.

[@RazudMezeghis]

Howdy Dave You should come to Porto and checkout the São João Party... if you think Lisbon Santo António party is big, you need to come and see São João here in the north. The tradition of bonking plastic hammers and using long garlic plants and put them in the face of strangers is fun.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

I'm sorry, plastic hammers? What are you, five?

[@steveh545]

wow. awesome vid. Production is off the charts. and just all round great/cool info

[@BrichaJulbry]

Portugal also brought dessert and sweets making knowledge to Thailand. You should check it out. (Maria Guyomar de Pinha)

[@doncanjas]

Actually marmalade is Portuguese. It's made with quince (marmelo), which gives it its name. It's a very sweet and smooth jam

[@rodrigodocarmogalveiaferra9522]

Hello dave nice work, allow me to explain why other Mediterranean foods are more famous. 1- Italians, simple, they have good food, a lot went to USA in the last century, shaping food culture in America. America was the major culture influencer in the 20 century. So Italian food is the most popular in the world. 2- French, double combo. French revolution, allow restaurants to be born plus not that long ago all scientific were written in French. Do they have a good traditional cuisine? Not really.. 3- Spanish, they are really good sellers, they understand how to marketing what they have, and they are great business men. Portuguese cuisine is far far way superior to all those 3, I mean, its not even close. Italian food is the one I can consider the closest but Spanish and French are terrible when compared to Portuguese traditional food. Why? Simple, we are a small country, we did not massacre millions like others have done (Spanish are the biggest mass murderers in human history.. and no one talks about it) on the other side we took other culture shaped it and spread it.. all over the word, Portuguese took all the best and compiled it into more than 800 traditional dishes. Plus we are the most friendly, not because tourist have money, that’s how we are.. Portugal is a hidden gem to be discover. Ps: Spanish have the best modern cusine, there is no argue about that, they are far far away from everyone else..

[@miked2075]

Portuguese food being superior to the other three you mentioned is not a popular opinion. Having been to Portugal multiple times and being married to a woman from Chaves. I think Portuguese food is awful and definitely behind Italian, Spanish, and French.

[@silvanthony]

não bates bem da tola

[@helderlage]

Katsutera, a famous Japanese cake, also originates from Portuguese sponge cake pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasutera ... and Queens in NY also refers to Catarina de Bragança :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens

[@JS-ir7wh]

I enjoyed this video. Thanks Dave.

[@jaimeazevedo88]

"Tempura" is the Japanese word that derives from the Portuguese word "temperado" which means "seasoned".

[@DanielPereira4444]

Not true, but it is a Portuguese influence yes. The word is reference to the catholic Lent or “Tempo da Quaresma” which in Latin is “ad tempora quadragesimae”

[@filipebento2099]

Regarding the Japanese, the word arigato comes from from the word obrigado

[@siimplykittxie8469]

No it doesn't. They're false cognates, and they aren't related at all.

[@Demanjopt]

Marmelada é feita de marmelos e não laranjas, David! A marmelada inglesa é feita com laranjas.

[@Diogohenriquescaralho]

Awesome video! I had no idea about Tempura.

[@Gioachino_Orsini]

Exceptional video! Great content. Fantastic bro:)))

[@Bill_in_Portugal]

Nice video Dave.

[@SummerTriangle]

Our Dishes and Food, and even the country! It's a very well kept secret..!

[@yelenabezpaletz8064]

Fascinating! Thank you!

[@luismiguelgoncalvessantos8875]

Mais uma vez obrigado pelo excelente trabalho sobre Portugal e os Portugueses. Bem haja

[@catherinemartina6469]

In my region of Newfoundland, we eat what North American is cold periwinkle’s. We call them, Bargos they are delicious. We would pick them on the beach when we were children razor clams, regular clams, conks quahogs they were all delicious.

[@teresacrispim8415]

Yes it is! Comes from “ tempero” which means something seasoned, with flavour

[@kenmcleong8175]

I agree, I from Macau.

[@verderandy9161]

Dave, Very informative video. Had no idea most of these foods had a connection with Portugal! Thnx for sharing. Randy/GA

[@iTa66]

Although dave made a great job, we didn't influence the world the way he said. Portugal always were traders, so, inevitably we introduced a lot of stuff around the world, but that doesn't make it portuguese per se. Maybe I'm being pedantic right now, but aside from tempura, I think Portugal just helped with globalisation. Churros, that's not portuguese, we might've imported from China to the iberian peninsula, but that's spanish cuisine, not portuguese. I'm not denying that our ancestors had a huge influence regarding cuisines from all around the world, but we were mostly traders

[@miguelcoelho3877]

@@iTa66 "Churros, that's not portuguese, [...]" That's right, it is not! However, Farturas -- the Portuguese chunkier and tastier version of Churros -- have been popular in Portugal for a long time, long before those "Churros" were introduced via Spain. As someone born in Lisbon in the 1950s, I remember well how I used to buy them from street vendors and eat them as a treat when I was a schoolboy. In those days, the Spanish version called "Churros" was nowhere to be seen in Portugal! And, "[...] we might've imported from China to the iberian peninsula, [...]" Given how fried foods have been a popular staple of Portuguese cuisine since times immemorial, it is quite unlikely that those chunks of fried, sweet dough that we call "Farturas" in Portugal would have been imported from China...

[@iTa66]

@@miguelcoelho3877 actually farturas either came from the Chinese "youtiao" and gave origin to "churros" or from the Spanish "churros" that where originally brought by the moors way before Portugal was even a country according to historians, there's no concrete evidence for either one of the hypothesis

[@miguelcoelho3877]

@@iTa66 So, what you're saying is that there is no evidence as to the foreign origin of the Portuguese "Farturas"? Because, when you write: "[...] way before Portugal was even a country according to historians, there's no concrete evidence for either one of the hypothesis", without a semicolon, or even a full-stop between "[...] was even a country [...] and, "[...] according to historians, there's no concrete evidence for either one of the hypothesis" you are leaving the interpretation of that sentence open to a lot of ambiguity... By the way, if the Farturas in Portugal had a Spanish origin, don't you think that they would have kept the original Spanish name "Churros"?! And the same applies to that fake notion of its Chinese "origin"!

[@verderandy9161]

@@iTa66 Agreed, and that is mostly the takeaway that I got from the video. Portuguese were the very widely traveled explorers back in day so it may be impossible to know just exactly how they influenced world cuisine. Randy/GA

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

Yes, I've heard about Tempura's origins. Origato is from obrigado

[@lurdesnunes9782]

What about egg noodles from our fios de ovos?!

[@DS40764]

Well being half Portuguese American ( I grew up in Hawaii), I have eaten a lot of tempura, but always thought it was of Japanese ,in origin. Asian (fusion) food is popular in Hawaii. I love Portuguese Sweet Bread, Malasadas (sweet donuts), very available in Hawaii. Yeah, my Grandfather was a Crane Operator on the plantations of Kauai. I didn't know that about Huli Huli chicken, or the Ukulele. Oh and my Aunt used to eat a lot of sardines from the can. Yeah being Shippers, explorers and Colonizers they brought/traded many goods. The Portuguese seem to be big on citrus too, oranges. My mom said her Grandma cherished her OJ tree.

[@angelablackburn6268]

Great job Dave!

[@johnpeter7135]

A slit correction Pastel de Nata you can find everywhere like supermarkets and in almost every café in whole Portugal in Belém its just overprice for turists. And we dont eat fish and ships like the english like the fried cod whit the french fries our fried cod is quite diferent and not whit french fries.

[@angelogouveia2487]

Great video as always ❤

Excelente vídeo.Parabéns!

[@OkamiVines]

as an portuguese habitant who lives in the north of the country, you all must try "Francesinha", it's just one of the best things we create it!

[@tedendri84]

I Born in Angola and eat piri - piri since 4 or 5 years old 😮😊

[@filipasales9291]

😂Eu portuguesa também ❤.

[@Gr33nSh4rk]

Hey, of course i love your vídeos. Thank you for Sharing Portugal

[@DanielFerroPT]

Congrats on the Video.

[@GeraldLarkin-k6k]

Brahman, Mahalo for the history❤

[@gdrdm]

Marmelada in Portugal is a jam made of marmelos (quince), so the English name marmelade comes from the Portuguese world marmelada (quince jam)

[@SaraSa-js1ek]

Great Video Dave! Appreciated the information! Keep these videos coming! Beijinhos de Lisboa 🥬

[@RicardGomes76]

Fala da bôla de carne ou de peixe. Que maravilha!

[@dalecooper9942]

TEA = Transporte de Ervas Aromáticas was written on the barrels containing "chá" and transported to England, Europe and the rest of the world. That's why tea and the variations thé, te are used in English, Spanish, Italian, French, but in Portuguese we call it chá

[@renatopinto3186]

This is a myth ffs! Stop spreading misinformation.

[@manuelvilhena6276]

your portuguese accent is fantastic 👍🏻

[@brochacho6355]

Pretty sure the Baja fish taco can trace its roots back to Portugal. 👍🏽 anybody come across any good Baja fish tacos or Tijuana style tacos in Portugal yet?