Why Portuguese Food is Hiding Everywhere

[@hershdawgmusic]

The British drinking tea was influenced by Catherine of Braganza, who was queen of England but was a Portuguese royal

[@luismarques9280]

Exactly

[@EmotionsToBurn-mi8fv]

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[@saragomes6242]

Bragança

[@luisoliveira1690]

Catarina of Bragança

[@Paulo37580]

@@anacasimiro5993 That's absolutely fantastic. Thanks for adding this piece of information. A Brazilian here.

[@oldgreg506]

It wasn’t until I visited Portugal until I realized how good their cuisine is. Definitely underrated

[@the_greatest_unicorn]

Glad you like it. I miss it so much ever since I moved to the UK. The bakeries with pastries and freshly made bread are what I miss the most.

[@FlipOver]

I was afraid the cat would be out of the bag sooner or later...

[@TiagoArderius]

@@the_greatest_unicorn estamos na mesma situacao xd, estou aqui a 7 anos.

[@ziimaz5425]

@Mel C no one asked

[@ROCKYPLAYA]

@@melc4308 You must be a very depressed person. My condolences.

[@j.carloscosta6351]

Names origin: Vindaloo = "Vinha de Alhos" (wine and garlic marinade). Tempura = Time of preparation for Easter (Lent ?), in latin, "ad TEMPORA quadragesimae", because the jesuits didn't eat meat during Lent and deep fried their fish and legumes. Castela = comes from the expression "claras batidas em Castelo" (beaten egg whites) used in that cake. And it is very similar to a protuguese cake named "Pão de Ló". Foy Thong = "Fios de Ovos" (egg yarns), very common in Portuguese pastry. By the way: tomatoes, peppers and chillies, originary from the Americas, were most probably brought to Africa and Asia by the Portuguese sea trade routes.

[@j.carloscosta6351]

Ah, and "Kristang" sounds almost exactly like "Cristãos" wich means christians...

[@ValdemarDeMatos]

👌

[@keo872]

And Pineapple from Asia to America, tobacco was also from the America to Europe ( I heard syphilis was part of the trade too)

[@pmlb7715]

America-to-Africa-to-Asia trade route was indeed Portuguese, but America-to-Asia trade route was Spanish, via the Philippines.

[@carlosalba9690]

I noted when he mentioned chiles native to South Africa normally I don’t care since colloquially people just say this for locally created cultivars but it’s very important when talking about global exchange that we note it isn’t native to South Africa. Also as a Mexican it hurt me a little if I’m being honest 😂

[@odkings3437]

Portugal is one the most underrated countries, there so much story and influence on the world compared to its size, its insane.

[@jubernardi23]

I agree 100%! He is not underrated but also defamd because of the black legend of "Englnd"🥰 I’m really proud and luck to be Portuguese descendent too as a Brazilian 😍

[@MGBranco]

French couzine? Plz...try Portuguese ok? French wine? Ahahahahhaa! Borde... what? Plz...learn with the Portuguese ok?

[@Auloss]

@@jubernardi23 n sabe falar nem tenta mano, pqp , simplesmente ininteligivel

[@joelsantos456]

Thank you! It is indeed underrated.

[@Zrs3820]

True. I've read about Portugal when I was learning history about Turkey mainly the Ottoman Empire. The fact Portugal managed to defeat Ottoman navies a couple of times mainly in the east at the horn of Africa and Persian Gulf, it shows how advanced the Portuguese navy was. And now I'm learning how they left an impact on food.

[@kikoempis]

A little correction. Portugal didn’t have one colony in India. Besides Goa, Portugal held Diu, Daman, Dadrá, Mangalore, Kannur, Kollam, Nagapattinam, Hoogly, and Bombay. Bombay was given to England as a wedding present for princess Catherine of Braganza, who married Charles II of England. Ceylon (Sri Lanka) has been a portuguese colony. In Japan, Portugal “founded” Nagasaky. Macau in China. And many other cities and trade posts in Africa and the Middle East, on the way to India. In Indonesia PT had Malacca (Malasya) Timor (Leste), the Moloucas, Sunda, Banda, etc. The Portuguese were everywhere at that time. They dominated the indian ocean.

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

@Quest Immigrants don't demographically represent the average of their home countries. Sometimes the difference is drastic.

[@ZecaPinto1]

Nagasaki was the first city the portuguese visited when they arrived ín Japan

[@luizbag]

And that princess, Catherine, married Charles II and took the habit of drinking tea to England!!!

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

@@ZecaPinto1 They said they founded it. 😕

[@joaome1]

More about the tea. A fun legend has it that the crates were marked Transporte de Ervas Aromaticas (Transport of Aromatic Herbs) - later abbreviated to T.E.A.

[@ghotiiii1]

Here's a few more; Britain's national drink (tea) was taken to Britain by the Portuguese, and popularised the Portuguese wife of Charles II (Catherine of Bragança). Also marmelade is from Portugal too; 'marmelada' originally made from quince ('marmelo'), was given to medieval Portuguese sailors to combat scurvy. Finally, the practice of arresting fermentation to make fortified wines (like brandy, sherry etc.) was first used with Port wine, from Portugal (and, later, Madeira wine) in order to stop it turning to vinegar on long sea journeys. A correction however; In Portugal chicken peri-peri (known as 'frango piri-piri) is universally regarded as a dish brought FROM, not taken to, Africa. It is derived from the West African dish 'chicken cafriella' (made with palm oil and lots of paprika), popularised by Portuguese returning from Angola, Guinea Bissau and the São Tomé & Príncipe islands.

[@vanessasanha528]

OMG WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN PORTUGAL THEY TAUGHT US HOW TO MAKE MARMELADA AT SCHOOL 🤯🤯

[@nickmahendra136]

In Hawaii you also have the famous Hula Hula chicken which was introduced by Portuguese immigrants who incidentally also introduced the Ukelele or Cavaquinho in Potuguese😊

[@luiscostaalves8849]

In fact there's no strong evidences about the tea. The Portuguese use to say that as an honor fact but there's no clear evidence that it happens that way.

[@tatianaferreira5998]

I'm Portuguese and I always have homemade marmalade at home. My mom does it once a year, but it holds all year. Also my mom is originally from Madeira, so we also have Madeira wine and liquor (poncha). Port wine is also very common to find in a Portuguese house.😊

[@ricardolouro9545]

​@@luiscostaalves8849well tea time wasn't an UK thing before that Queen, and Portugal was the only european country with real access to tea leaves. There are a lot of evidence. What there isnt enough evidence is about the origin of the word TEA because some believe it means Transporte de Ervas Aromáticas (TEA) or Aromatic Herbs Transportation

[@LarryNgetich]

I'm Kenyan, and the Portuguese were also here first among the Europeans. With them they brought spices, and Kenyan coastal cuisine is the spiciest of all Kenyan foods. Of course tere is also some Arab and Indian influence in there, but that Portuguese touch is still there. A sidenote. Swahili, despite being a Bantu language with Bantu grammar has remarkably heavy Portuguese influence and loan words. It's like the English of Africa.

[@hotman_pt_]

there's a cool old portuguese fort in Mombaça i would like to check. You can also find some old portuguese infraestructure in Melinde, where you can find the Pillar of Vasco da Gama, aswell as a museum and a chapel.

[@LarryNgetich]

@@hotman_pt_ Yeah, it's called Fort Jesus. The Portuguese abandoned it during battle and those left inside starved to death. It used to have bones and everything.

[@yashagrawal88]

Portuguese brought a lot of foods from South America to Africa and Asia.

[@infinite5795]

@@LarryNgetich those spices actually came from India via the Portuguese, since 75-85% of all spices in the world were produced in India then( its sadly 80% now). Portugal doesn't use or have any native spices other than olive or oreganos.

[@gabe5109]

@@LarryNgetichfoi realmente horrível

[@gustavpts]

as a portuguese person, ur making a real good impression and transmitting a really good view of portugal, sadly portugal ain’t that famous but people like u are slowly changing that. thanks for the video❤️🇵🇹

[@RosadosVentos963]

Percebe mais da história do que muitos portugueses. Gostei bastante , está a fazer o que se calhar alguns deviam de fazer e ter um pouco de orgulho e dignidade pelo país em que nasceram e vivem. Mas prontos. Gratidão,pelo seu conhecimento e trabalho.❤️

[@Ana-ri2io]

*you are

[@17_Ashes]

​@@Ana-ri2io bruh

[@17_Ashes]

​@@RosadosVentos963 🇵🇹❤belas palavras

[@LuisPereira-dz9in]

Portugal was the first global empire in history, so besides the countrys you've talked, you have also cuisine influences in Ceuta; Guiné - Bissau; S. Tomé e Príncipe, Canárias and Madagáscar.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

I grew up in Hawaii the Portuguese brought foods like Malasadas which is like a fried bread coated in sugar, Portuguese sausage which is linguicia for a very popular breakfast sausage. Tempura was brought in by the Japanese from Portuguese influence and loved by the Hawaiians also. The other item that Hawaiians love is Butter Fish on their Bento lunch plates which is battered cod fish similar to fish and chips in England. Portuguese bean soup is popular around any holiday or events. Also not on the food subject, the Portuguese also invented the Hawaiian Ukulele, and miniature guitar still popular in Hawaiian culture. The Portuguese left many foot prints around the world.

[@EmotionsToBurn-mi8fv]

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[@josesousa272]

Malasadas are from Portuguese islands, Azores.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

@@josesousa272 A big favorite in Hawaii. Many Portuguese descendants that immigrated to Hawaii are from the Azores.

[@cheehee808_]

Haha i just commented something similar, born and raised in hawaii. Just made some portuguese bean soup the other day as a matter of fact. Delicious 😂

[@anthonybird546]

I was in Hawaii for six months for work and breakfast scramble with the Portuguese sausage from 7-11 was sssooooo good

[@jonpirovsky]

Portuguese cuisine is DEFINITELY underrated. It is incredible!

[@fernandocosta7784]

Yes, it's incredible, because is a sinthesis, but bad known ... and operated along the time, after the knowledge of several products and fruits all over the continents ...

[@bvbxiong5791]

Portuguese just needs a generation of super temperamental diva chefs like France and Italy to get it's cuisine recognized.

[@Philix22]

As I usually say, Portuguese are the best in produting things and the worst in selling it. That's why only now the world is discovering this gem, Portugal.

[@oldwine2401]

@@Philix22 is true, because we were very closed country to europe in the past very open to others continents , and we see that in the video.

[@yafetkasalie8070]

​@@bvbxiong5791 Eh... No... you know what happened to the Chats after that Diva...😂

[@mffmoniz2948]

When folks talk about food from Europe they always speak mostly about Italy and France. Portugal has amazing food. Every small village has its own cheese, whine, sausage, bread, sauce recipe, etc. Lots of it is created to bring out the flavours of the ingredients, not hide or disguise them. It is usually not very spicy or hot, except for certain dishes, but it also allows to add more spices or making it hotter while not altering the recipe and taste too much. Pastries is an entire universe on its own. As well as bread. We influenced a lot of countries and cultures and were influenced as well. I think almost anyone can visit Portugal and find flavours they will enjoy.

[@Portugalisbased]

as a portuguese, thanks man! definetly try the francesinhas and the pastas de nata and maybe even tripas à moda do porto

[@VLAPP0]

​@@Portugalisbased tripas 🤤

[@Portugalisbased]

@@VLAPP0 true they are so good man

[@BellaLu1sa]

Portuguese cuisine is underrated because portuguese people underrrate themselves! Stop saying Portugal is a tiny/small country! Google countries by size to discover lots of countries that would never speak of themselves as small! Believe me, I was born here and I'm still living here! Portuguese cuisine is great and a result of Portugal's history. Thank you for your fabulous video! Congratulations!

[@PORTUGAL-AD-AETERNUM]

PORTUGAL É GRANDE E LINDO!!! ORGULHO EM SER PORTUGUÊS 💪🏻🇵🇹❤️👍🏻

[@brunoquelhas8786]

Sou brasileiro, filho de português e vivo em Portugal desde 1996 (Embora agora trabalhe fora, como tantos outros portugueses), e isso foi sempre algo que incomodou, esta mentalidade do "pequenino". Sempre que ouço "é porque somos pequeninos" pergunto logo: E o Luxemburgo é o que, c@r@lh#??? E a Bélgica? E a Holanda? Enfim, esta mentalidade é o que mata Portugal.

[@StellaEFZ]

Portugal? Safoda eles

[@jorgeguerra9599]

@@brunoquelhas8786 "é porque somos pequeninos" e somos. Falar do passado orgulhosamente e sem ter a capacidade de ser como fomos outrora, mostra a nossa pequenez. Somos uma cambada de grunhos sem capacidade de escolher um governo decente, sem ter um governo decente. Vicemos à custa da esmola do FMI.... só me sobra enquanto português e um que imigrou várias vezes, sentir vergonha alheia de vangloriar um passado que não somos nem seremos capazes de lhe fazer jus. è triste mas não podemos fazer mais do falar do passado. Por isso a mentalidade de que falas (na minha opinião) é o que mata Portugal.

[@jubernardi23]

Most of brazilain(and also Latin people) are mix race and descendentes of first native South Americans and portugueses Many of principal cities and states in Brazil were found by them like SP, com a fundação geralmente de uma escola,igreja ou mosteiro e casamento entre os nativos sul americanos com os portugueses Tibiriçá (born on an unknown date and place - São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, December 25, 1562) was an important Tupiniquim indigenous leader from the beginnings of the Portuguese colonization of Brazil. He was an ally of the Portuguese. It stood out in the events related to the foundation of the current city of São Paulo, in 1554 . Cacique of the tribe of the Guaianase Indians, he was the brother of the caciques Caiubi, Piquerobi and Araraí. Converted to Catholicism and baptized by Father Leonardo Nunes, with the collaboration of Brother José de Anchieta, he adopted the name of Martim Afonso Tibiriçá, in honor of the founder of the village of São Vicente, of whom he was a dedicated friend. He was the head of a huge part of the indigenous nation established in the fields of Piratininga, based in the village of Inhapuambuçu. His daughter M´bicy, also known as Bartira, married João Ramalho. Tibiriçá collaborated in the foundation of the Village of Piratininga, on 19/8/1553, and with the Jesuit College, on 25/1/1554, establishing himself in the place where the Monastery of São Bento stands today. He participated effectively in the defense of the village, which, on 9/7/1562, was attacked by the Tupis, Guaianás and Carijós Indians, headed by his nephew Jagoanharo, he was the son of Araraí, who had, shortly before, as an emissary of the tamoios, talked to reconsider his position in favor of the Portuguese and ally himself with his indigenous brothers. Tibiriçá, in the confessional, told the fact to Anchieta, and he took the information to the Portuguese chiefs. In a letter written on 4/16/1563, Brother José de Anchieta expressed himself as follows: “He was buried in our church with great honor, accompanying him to all Portuguese Christians with the wax of his brotherhood. The whole Captaincy stayed with a great feeling of his death for the lack they feel, because this was what sustained all the others, knowing themselves thank you very much for the work he took to defend the land, more than everyone I believe we owe him those of the company and so he decided to take him into account not only as a benefactor, but also as a founder and conservative of the House of Piratininga and our lives. He made a will and passed away with great signs of piety and faith, recommending his wife and children that they always honor the true religion they embraced.” His remains rest today in the crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo, in Praça da Sé. In his honor, the state highway SP-031, connecting Ribeirão Pires to Suzano, was called Índio Tibiriçá which had the baptismal name Martim Afonso. BARTIRA Daughter of the cacique Tibiriçá. M´bicy (Tree Flôr), also known as Bartira or Potira. He married João Ramalho, presumably in 1515, with whom he lived for more than forty years. Its name was changed to Izabel Dias, after being baptized in the Catholic religion by the Jesuits, on the plateau of Piratininga. They had nine children, and from this union descend countless of the most traditional families in São Paulo, etc. You really don’t know our history and also the slvery was not what you though and better than if they would sell too arbs. Portugueses(my ancestors and most of Brazilian people) build the most amazing things here(arquitetura, parks, infrastructure)and we are a part of the 🇵🇹It was called overseas territory no a colony and the capital of the Monrchy even movie from Portugal during a period of time. I agree 100% And most because the britsh made a " blac legend" against y’all In fact Portuguese and Spaniards were the best in the worlds ❤ I love Brazil but I also love 🇵🇹 so much ❤ A virgem de Fátima abençoes ricamente hoje e sempre 🙏🏽

[@Remin777]

It's not just food; some words we use (in our language) are derived from the Portuguese. For example, 1. soap: Saboo (sabão) 2. coffee: Cafae (café) 3. Know: Saab (sabe) 4. tea: Cha (chá) 5. who: krai/kai (Quem) ...and many more I am a Thai living in Portugal. And I loved your informative vdo Thank you for sharing.

[@il_gran_signore]

"Coffee" comes from Arabic "qahwah". In most languages around the world, the name for coffee is something similar to qahwah because coffee was first brewed in Yemen, so not necessarily it's from portuguese influence.

[@shadowsinmymind9]

I hope you're enjoying our country

[@oldwine2401]

@@il_gran_signore but was portuguese to introduce , like she said

[@Carolus_Tsang]

​@@il_gran_signore And tea comes from Chinese. (茶）

[@madalenacarvalho1857]

​@@il_gran_signore Arabs were in Portugal origin for almost 900 years before they set off to explore the world in the 15th century

[@Bangqiupedro]

Portuguese here, I must say I loved the video, it is very informative. There's way more dishes, but I only want to add that Nando's was invented by a Portuguese guy in South Africa. Moreover if you want to really try Portuguese-Thai mixed cuisine you can go to the Kudi Cheen community neighborhood in Bangkok. It is a place in Bangkok that the Ayutthayans gave to the Portuguese as a friendship gift for their alliance, Portugal and Thailand are allied for more than 5 centuries. And to finish, I didn't know about the East Asian slaves that were brought to Portugal, so thank you for teaching me that. Anyway great video and great channel, you just earned a subscriber.

[@AmabossReally]

Just wanted to add that the famous peri-peri sauce that Nando uses originates from Mozambique (from yours truly, a disgruntled mozambican that feels this part isn't talked about lol)

[@Bangqiupedro]

@@AmabossReally Yeah he lived there but wasn't it open in RSA?

[@AmabossReally]

@@Bangqiupedro Yes, it was open there. I was just mentioning that the main ingredient “peri-peri” sauce that Nando is known for is Mozambican :)

[@Bangqiupedro]

@@AmabossReally I didn't say otherwise. Anyway Comprimentos de Portugal, irmão.

[@AmabossReally]

@@Bangqiupedro Estamos juntos 🤝🏾

[@joaomatias3871]

Another quick thing, the english word "marmelade" is based from the portuguese word "marmelada". While the english is a jam made with orange and orange peels, it is based on the Portuguese original which is a jam made from quince. Keep up the good work G

[@RicardoNecrofear]

It's probably worth it to state that the portuguese word for quince is 'marmelo', hence marmelada/marmelade.

[@ZecaPinto1]

Já o marmelanço aí é que ficou só para nós. As crianças não precisam de saber🤣

[@Nuno.A]

E a nossa é doce.. a Inglesa nem por isso... não me voltam a enganar....

[@monicarodrigues985]

​@@ZecaPinto1 E aqui está um verdadeiro tuga.

[@FallenLight0]

Fun Fact: Portugal was the first country to translate japanese to westerners, they created the first romaji system and also the first dictionary of japanese-european language (portuguese).

[@jeanlundi2141]

Wow is the romaji thing true? I'm portuguese, learned a but of japanese and never heard that one before.

[@FallenLight0]

@@jeanlundi2141 it's true search for: Nippo Jisho "O Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam ou Vocabulário da Língua do Japão é um dicionário de japonês-português, o primeiro a traduzir o japonês para uma língua ocidental. Foi compilado por missionários jesuítas portugueses e publicado em Nagasáqui, no Japão em 1603."

[@MegaSreis]

A Portuguese priest (along with a French Priest) was also the one who transformed the Vietnamese way of writing to the way it is today.

[@jeanlundi2141]

@@MegaSreis That's crazy. Didn't know any of this.

[@Hittdogg17]

Abrigardo.. arrigato

[@TJSaw]

Fun fact: The Portuguese introduced potatoes to India and we’ve been using them ever since. Can’t imagine Indian cuisine without potatoes now.

[@ericktellez7632]

Potatoes, Tomatoes and some chilies native to mesoamerica that the Portuguese and Spanish took to India for trading also chocolate or cacao from central america

[@Kaiyanwang82]

Not completely related, but as Italian I cannot imagine my cuisine without tomatoes but they are so relatively recent!

[@santostv.]

Funny,because we Portuguese love rice ,we consume more rice than other European countries meanwhile they prefer potatoes 😂

[@mistersomerton]

​@@ericktellez7632you're correct

[@user-vh5jw1fv8u]

Can't imagine Europan cuisine without potatoes .

[@FSuixo]

I'm Portuguese and have been living abroad for years. I was never much into food growing up as a teen. But as an adult going out to restaurants became more common. That's who I started trying new stuff more and more often. Once in a Japanese restaurant I tried tempura on the advice of one of my friends. As soon as I saw it, I told my friends my mom used to cook this. That's where we learned it was Portuguese. My good old mom back at home was not one to cook international meals for her kids. Lol Another one of these stories - I went to London for the first time a few years back and there I tried the famous fish and chips. I had heard of it many times before but actually never tried nor care to look at what it was. To my surprise I learned it was BACALHAU

[@acceleratum]

fish and chips isn't always bacalhau but its definitely the preferred one due to Portuguese influence.

[@xmun2450]

@@acceleratum you can only hope its not

[@JSMS97]

Ui, fish and chips é Bacalhau? Eu achava que era tipo pescada ou assim 😮

[@Martsibruh]

Esperem só para ver o que nós chamamos cá ao bacalhau cru ☺️

[@lourencopyrrait1879]

@@JSMS97 eu também

[@coffeemug3009]

We need a part 2 of this. There are so many other Portuguese food from Malaysia and Singapore that we need to talk about.

[@ruiyurra4996]

Such as?

[@azhariarif]

In Malaysia, we have Portueguese/Indian enclave that have their own cuisine such devil curry in the video. Malaysian ourselves don't eat Portuguese food.

[@abcddef2112]

Surprising Indonesian also isn't highlighted considering the history of the spice island.

[@coffeemug3009]

@@azhariarif we do, we just don't know the origin is Portugal. Fruits and veggie like tomato, pineapple and chilli are not native to Malaysia, it was brought over here by the Portuguese from South America. Without the Portuguese bringing in chillis here, we would not have our spicy sambal. Also, along with the Portuguese egg tarts, the popular pineapple tart cookies that Malaysians of all races love were introduced by the Portuguese too.

[@dendaGulliLapoch]

There being some more famous Indian food influenced by portugal

[@antoniapereiraoficial]

I am Portuguese and happy to help you find these treasures. Rissol, pastel, panado, tempura, maranho, bucho recheado, pão de lo, chanfana, bolo rei, pudim de ovos, trouxas, pastel de nata, pão, ovos moles, doces convenruais... Among many others. The 2 cakes that are more sold in China are Portuguese😊😊

[@paulofutremoreira2665]

Caralho... desculpa.... estou surpreendido com o vídeo.... e ainda posso por algo como açorda. Pasteis bacalhau. Migas. E pah e um Filhoses deles

[@ingbor4768]

O que raio é maranho? Nunca comi disso, de certeza.

[@alyzesouza]

iKE MEU MUNINOS

[@LHollan]

@@paulofutremoreira2665 bolinho de bacalhau*

[@ingbor4768]

@Becaz Obrigado. Vou tentar comer. É tipo buxo.😍

[@st1ka]

As a Portuguese this was very interesting to hear. The only thing I'd add is that Vindaloo is based on a Portuguese dish called "Vinha de Alho", you can even see the similarity to word vindaloo. Also, Feijoada is also a Portuguese national dish and it has been around centuries before Portugal started its naval period. :)

[@giladshahar]

It come from the north of Portugal = fejusda transmontana.... Tras montes portuguesa...

[@Paulo37580]

Thanks for this piece of information about feijoada. A Brazilian here. Obrigado.

[@kikoempis]

The Portuguese and the Brazilian feijoadas are very alike. The main differences are the beans. BR uses the black bean, and PT uses red or white beans. Then some meats may vary, but they are preatty much the same.

[@riograndedosulball248]

​@@kikoempis and well, before the discovery of the Americas, it probably was made with fava or lentils, but was made nonetheless

[@droneio]

Yes and Vindaloo is found only in Goa and surrounding regions. You probably won't find mention of Vindaloo in other parts of India. Surprisingly it's more popular in western countries as an Indian curry than say New Delhi, where a common person won't know what Vindaloo is.

[@lordcommandernox9197]

The thing is, most Portuguese people know about all of this, but whenever we say: "oh yeah, we were involved in that!", people roll their eyes like we're crazy.

[@luismarques9280]

Not hard to believe if you think Portuguese sailors sailed almost the all globe....

[@Luzitanium]

no, not even the portuguese know these.

[@borja1000]

Totally! Happens to me all the time.

[@bananaempijama]

We were everywhere. Even today, there is a Portuguese in every corner of the world 😊

[@jasonhaven7170]

@@luismarques9280 To be pirates.

[@CarloRegadasGuitar]

I'm half Portuguese, born and raised in Liverpool, UK, although my dad was from Braga, Portugal. He had a Portuguese restaurant in Liverpool city centre when I was a kid and he was an amazing chef. He taught me everything I know about food. O esplendor de Portugal 🇵🇹

[@Carmenconde78]

Now u have another good one from a guy from Madeira island. I have been there allready

[@vanessasanha528]

Entre as brumas da Victoria…

[@simplydesignlife]

Did you the origin of word tea comes from Portugal too? It stands for transporte ervas aromáticas. The Portuguese where the great navigators! We were all over the world. It’s part of our history.

[@joaocanela5875]

actually, we might not have the best cuisine, but ee indeed know how to eat. We dont eat just a nail size meat and a lettuce leave. We like to eat

[@DiogoSilva-vi2wi]

Braga é a cidade

[@marlonduarte]

Hi there! As a Luso-Brazilian, I moved from Minas/Brazil, to Lisbon when I was 10. Now, at the age of 26, I find this video to be epic and awesome! Here's my theory on why Portuguese food has invisible roots everywhere: Firstly, I believe Portuguese people are incredibly ingenious and courageous. Their food stems from a combination of spices and condiments they introduced to other places and brought home, with a strong Iberian influence (looking at you, olive oil!). Therefore, it's not just about the dishes themselves, but the ingredients they use, cultivated and influenced. Secondly, Portuguese people aren't boastful, which often leads to them missing out on well-deserved recognition for their contributions. 1 I'm proud of my brasillian roots and my portuguese homeland, awesome video mate! Subbed!

[@joelsantos456]

Obrigado irmão! Disseste tudo! A humildade é uma característica que se deve cultivar. Nunca assentará mal em ninguém.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

​@@joelsantos456Well, it's said that the most boastful man is the one with the least confidence! If you have self-confidence, you don't need to boast about anything, because you have no need to be the best. Portugal understands that.

[@draganovvictor]

Kind of related, the use of tapioca pearls in Bubble Tea (Taiwanese in origin, now a fever all around the globe) is actually due to the portuguese, who learned the production of tapioca gum from cassava from indigenous people in Brazil and took it to Asia. There is a Brazilian desset - sagu - that is basically the same as the tapioca pearls in Bubble Tea.

[@MarcosVinicius-zz8pv]

the main island of Taiwan was also named by the Portuguese, "Formosa" meaning 'beautiful'. If I'm not mistaken, the country was also called the Republic of Formosa for a while.

[@duck1ente]

Sago gulaman is a famous cheap thirst quencher in the Philippines, dont know if Portuguese influence

[@joaolemes8757]

​@@anavrosaI'd say it definitely has.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

So it was Portugal who started bubble tea?

[@Shaun32887]

My family is Guyanese, a former British colony in South America. I was pretty shocked when I visited Portugal and realized that all the food was familiar to me! Particularly anything related to cod (sal'fish -> salted fish) was pretty similar, the bacalao balls were essentially the fish cakes my mom has made my whole life. The tomato stewed fish was very similar as well.

[@husseltoo]

Pastéis de bacalhau and caldeirada are the names of those dishes in Portuguese.

[@JoeyJersey]

@@bloedblarre Portugal had lost their all their nobility and there was no heir to the thrown. Spain married the princess. Spain has lost every single war against Portugal. It wasn’t annexed

[@elk6783]

Eu sou portugues..parabens pelo exelente vedeo..continua assim..grande abraço

[@antoniovarela4444]

@@bloedblarre Portugal wasnt annexed. Was a separate kingdom. It just happaned that the king of Spain and Portugal were the same person.

[@imlearningtoo74]

Did deeper

[@javiskii]

Spaniard here, Portuguese food is the best in the peninsula, and I'm so glad they're our neighbours, territorially and culinarily

[@oldwine2401]

thank you , both have a good cuisine

[@jh5kl]

Viva os Ibericos! ❤💪

[@RenataAOVeiga]

Ohhh❤❤

[@OfficialDJSoru]

Oh come on, you guys also make some banger dishes too

[@bconni2]

i have yet to meet a Spaniard who didn't like Portuguese food. the trend continues.

[@meinmacau]

I'm Portuguese, living in 🇿🇼. The staple food here is sadza, a corn porridge. Corn was 1st brought into this region by the Portuguese centuries ago. Sadza often goes with a kind of kale cabbage called covo, which is just like the Portuguese couve.

[@Alfablue227]

I just visited 🇿🇼 in June and thought my friend and I must have been the only two!! Shud hv known better! LOOOOVVVEEED Zimb and it's people. 🙏❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹🇿🇼

[@Kamdrimar]

They still refer to it as "Portuguese sweet bread" in Hawaii.

[@JoseFerreira-vj3lq]

As a Portuguese, I am deeply impressed by your history and facts knowledge! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@savvageorge]

I also have a theory that the Portuguese invented the modern orange. In Greek an orange is called a portokali due to the Portuguese being the first to bring them to Greek speaking areas. The orange is a hybrid between the Chinese mandarin and the Indian pomelo and the Portuguese were frequently travelling between these two countries so I actually think they might be the inventors of the modern orange or at the very least the first people to bring orange trees to Europe.

[@useringeneral]

I think arabs, moors, are more likely to have introduced it in Iberia, but interesting what you say.

[@useringeneral]

Just looked into it...we're both right. In the XVI century portuguese introduced sweet orange from India bringing it back to life in Europe. Before, there were orchards since roman times, mainly grown in north África. Reintroduced by moors later on(Iberia) and Magreb, brought from Pérsia. Efcharistos

[@Thestrawbearry]

@@useringeneral Pois, porque a própria palavra em português, 'Laranja' é de origens árabes

[@joaodomingues6826]

The orange is called "Al-Portucal" in arabic. Eating oranges prevent scurvy, which the Portuguese found very early. The Portuguese voyaged around the world, and scurvy was always a hazard. They planted orange trees wherever they went so they would have fresh oranges in each port of call., and introduced the tree and the fruit all around the world. These trees - and the fruit itself - became known as “portugal” in many languages, and Arabic is one of them. In Greek, the fruit is known as Πορτοκαλο, “portokalo”, and Turkish has also “portokal” for orange. In the Persian language, both the fruit and the country are called Porteghal (they have a slight difference in spelling but otherwise pronounced the same!) The native Persian word for a similar-looking but sour-tasting citrus fruit is "narendj" (which has the same root as the words orange, arancia, naranja, etc.) I can imagine how the sweet Chinese orange, first brought by Portuguese merchants into the Middle-East and Europe, was called "Narendj-e Porteghal" (Orange of Portugal) and then shortened to Porteghal. Same must have happened in the Arabic speaking countries. Basically, the fruit is named after the country (sources: www.quora.com/)

[@anadd6195]

😊🇵🇹

[@Mati-ol4bt]

Hey just wanted to let you know that there is a better example for the Portuguese influence in Hawaii. I am from Azores and one Hawaiian dessert actually has the same name as one of ours. It's called malassada which actually comes from the archipelago of Madeira, it spread over to Azores and later on to Hawaii. They all look different, of course, because every region has their own take on the recipe.😊

[@pedroamaral4127]

Ukelele derived from cavaquinho, a Portuguese guitar

[@entrecilios]

it derived from the Braguinha and from the Rajão, two Iinstruments originally from Madeira archipelago (Portugal). The amount of madeiran descendants in Hawai is huge. The landscape of both archipelagos is very similar which must have madeiran imigrants feel right at home.

[@JadeDeCosta]

My grandma’s people come from Madeira & my grandpa’s from the Azores. My dad was born in Hawaii. Yeah, they moved from an island to another island in the late 1800’s. Assume at the time there were better financial prospects in Hawaii. We still have bacalhau in Hawaii too but it’s in markets to use at home more than on restaurant menus. It’s really rare that I have seen a bacalhau dish on a menu here. Too bad cause it’s good.

[@doreenjacintho7812]

Just the opposite here! Grandfather's side from Madeira & Grandmother's side from the Azores😊

[@limabean7235]

And also the Portuguese, sweet bread

[@asitwaghmare01]

I'm from the Indian state called Maharashtra where one of the most famous dishes is Pav-Bhaji which is a blend of Portuguese and native Indian (Marathi to be specific) cuisines. The pav is Portuguese bread (pão) and bhaji is a type of Indian curry made with mixed vegetables.

[@jaquelinebastardo9211]

I live in Mozambique and here we eat bread (portuguese bread) and badjias) 😂 Portuguese influence here is everywhere, even me, I descend from portuguese 😅

[@retivens925]

In Goa is called Baji-puri.

[@bmfpinto]

The thing about Portuguese cuisine is that it adapts. It both receives external influences and influences other cuisines. It was indeed the first fusion cuisine.

[@Mordecrox]

I wonder if there's a video on the difference between adaptation to incorporate what new cultures and ingredients bring in, and adaptation for sake of emulating what they had at home. One example is the calabresa sausage, a staple in Brazilian pizza in place of pepperoni, but it was made by Italian immigrants trying to do the closest thing to italian calabria sausage but using local resources, but they would import or make real calabria the first chance they get.

[@davidesoutilha]

well....most probably not the first fusion cuisine if we think about bread ;)

[@alexam6959]

Just like Portuguese people 😁 we adapted to cultures very easily

[@Dornana]

And the brazilian cusine is an extreme example of that, it literally has componeats from all over europe, africa , asia and native american food

[@Yanzdorloph]

not really the first, the same thing happened with middel easterner in SEA and india centuries before Portugal came in

[@realhawaii5o]

It's incredible to me that I'm a Portuguese native living in Estonia but when I go to the supermarket I can find Pastel de Nata every time. Portugal is still having this influence today 😅

[@balduccirichard]

Pastel de nata bem feito com cafézinho é a melhor sobremesa do mundo, como sempre que posso aqui no Brasil

[@gadeaiglesiassordo716]

sadly you can't find them in spain, evenif we have a quite big colony here

[@realhawaii5o]

@@gadeaiglesiassordo716 go to Mercadona 😅

[@gadeaiglesiassordo716]

@@realhawaii5o i don't have Mercadona in my hometown

[@dani4ever]

​@@gadeaiglesiassordo716 ask you local pastery to start making them ahah

[@ppotatoo]

Being Portuguese and seing this video is just so happy that someone can realise how Portugal cuisine is really underated and people don't even ask where did the food come from. Thx for making this video :))

[@ericktellez7632]

That doesn’t make them look good thought? “Where did that food come from?” “It came after the Portuguese invaded, slaved and then colonized this territory then introduced their ingredients and practices to the natives”

[@pedrosorio9]

​@@ericktellez7632 Japan, Thailand, England, Hawaii were not invaded, slaved and colonized by the Portuguese.

[@marianaaguiar6497]

hey there, great video! As a half Portuguese half Chinese person who was born and raised in Macau, I’d love to see your take on traditional Macanese cuisine, which I’d pretty much say is one of the pioneers of fusion dishes, where Portuguese and Chinese cultural cooking practices (along with many others like Indonesia and Malaysia) intersect very interestingly 😌

[@ieatcrayons408]

I'm quite interested to knowa bit more about those dishes! Could you tell me the names of some? :)

[@polaromonas]

There are so many Portuguese-inspired desserts in Thai cuisine. Granted they are quite similar to ‘Foi Tong’ (golden thread) in how they are made. But when you’re in Thailand, try ‘Tong Yib’ (golden cup-this is my translation so it could be wrong)‘Tong Yod’ (gold drops), ‘Kanom Kai’ (literal ‘egg snack’), and ‘Kanom Mo Gang’ (pot snack) they are all made with eggs which weren’t use in Thai desserts back in the day.

[@nolanpeale6472]

Luk Chup is another dessert that that has come to Thailand from Portugal. Basically its marzipan that replaces the almond meal with mung beans, because, well, there weren't a lot of almonds growing in Thailand. I'm also a little suspicious that orange cake (Ton Kok? Kek Sôm?) wouldn't have its origins in Kudi Chin as well. At the very least, the Portuguese are credited in spreading sweet oranges around the world, so in part the oranges used to make orange cake may be sourced to Portuguese traders.

[@moço_aquele]

A lot of Portuguese desserts are based around eggs. Too much so I'd say 😅

[@lucasribeiro7534]

Tong yod looks almost exactly like 'castanhas de ovos' (egg chestnuts) from my hometown, Aveiro (which is famous for another egg-based sweet called 'ovos moles').

[@siimplykittxie8469]

@@polaromonas Well that explains the origins of foi thong.

[@MrCaseHarts]

As someone who is moving to Portugal and been to almost every nation on your list, its incredible. This video really touched me in my heart and reinforced my love of Portugal. (Yes I know the colonization and slavery were evil). The people are lovely, the country is beautiful. Thank you for making this video because Portugal is a country rarely celebrated today and in many ways deserves it. Muito obrigado por isso video. Isso realmente me fez feliz.

[@dropelaves]

Bem-vindo a Portugal, MrCaseHarts!

[@imagine_big9398]

I hope your experience here is lovely :)

[@SNZ2X]

Welcome to Portugal! Much love from the Azores ❤️

[@pulgadapraia]

Bem vindo!! ;)

[@carlosb1878]

Welcome to Portugal. 😀

[@VicenteSOG]

Finally the Portugal cuisine getting some VERY deserved attention!! Bora Portugal!

[@suzipam1234]

Im living in portugal now and im shocked at how good the cuisine is and i was never aware

[@TheEd0206]

Portuguese influence in Indonesian cuisine is mainly in fried snacks such as pastel (which is actually empanada), risoles, kroket and fried plantains. Also sponge cake here is called bolu kinda similar to Bolo in portuguese.

[@giraffestreet]

There is Empanada in Indonesia, called Panada from Manado

[@brandontan5181]

Croquettes are from the Dutch... but the Dutch got it from the Portuguese, mostly from the expelled jews that settled in Netherlands :)

[@TheEd0206]

@@brandontan5181 AH I see

[@danielt.8573]

*Empada.

[@MVSSENJU]

Those names are pretty much the same in portuguese! The word Pastel is also used for stuff like empanadas(or in pt empadas).Then we also say rissóis and croquetes.

[@yrosan]

I think the biggest thig about Portuguese food, is that it's more often than not fruits of hardship, made with very simple ingredients, and not much complicated processes. This allowed natives of the regions Portugal was in contact with or colonized to make them their own way, and appropriating them over time. My point is, if you change the process of baking baguettes or making a pizza, they're not the same product anymore. If you add another ingredient to a Feijoada, it still is feijoada. Portuguese cuisine allows for improvisation much more than other former colonial powers' cuisine, any I think that's what made this influence stay strong, but hidden in regional culture.

[@patriciadistraida]

That is a very good point.. I always said that portuguese food is poor people's food in the sense that you adapt it with whatever is available.. This translates well to other cultures that add or subtract to it and make it their own.

[@Kishuy]

To add to your point, our food is influence by the places we've been. I mean tomatos are essential in our food and they came from Brazil, we literally tried to find the sea path to india because we got cut off the spice trade. So it's all a mixture. If it wasn't for my ancestors' travels, not disregarding the awfulness they brought, our food wouldn't be half as rich.

[@sundancetitan5675]

One non culinary fact: after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki it was Portuguese aid workers who where the first foreign volunteers to assist in medical aid and help

[@MrDantres]

Obrigado, I didn't know that!

[@bconni2]

it makes sense when you consider the strong cultural and historic ties Portugal has with the city of Nagasaki.

[@joelsantos456]

That's cool thank you! i'm Portuguese myself and had no clue about that. God bless Japan 🇯🇵 and the noble Japanese people! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@flaviaboa9822]

The Portuguese actually fell in love with their former colonies and places they have been in. I don't know how to explain it well. They didn't see them as merely trade net. Maybe they had a more romanticised view of navigation and colonies than the others did.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

I didn't know that! I guess it all comes full circle then.

[@kignister]

As a Portuguese I say "Muito Obrigado. Excelente video!"

[@joaoguilherme9671]

Portugal possui uma história incrível, um país minúsculo que mudou o rumo da história.

[@laudemar-A.B.6386]

Foi graças as tecnologias dos antigos navegadores portugueses que Castella e os outros impérios coloniais europeus conquistaram novas terras.

[@vascocampelo2054]

Madlad

[@Miguel-cg2vz]

história incrível, mas só se conseguires ignorar a parte da escravatura

[@Kurzweil-xk6fp]

Nosso país após perder a predominância económico/cultural no mundo busca resquícios de sensatez e boa natureza na história para justificar nossos atos e resgatar um falso orgulho nacional. Na verdade o nosso país é podre, nós fomos os últimos dentre os países europeus a descolonizar, aquele tidos como heróis na nossa história como o Infante Dom Henrique tem suas imoralidades postas de lado, não andam a ensinar aos miúdos na escola que foi ele quem inventou o comércio de escravos transatlântico no mundo. Apesar desses e outros fatos e momentos que fomos vanguardas no mundo, nos encontramos hoje numa situação económica lastimável onde a maioria dos jovens portugueses - com razão - querem fugir de cá e procurar melhores oportunidades fora. Nosso país é uma vergonha, foi, é, e não mostra que deixará de ser.

[@H7X]

​@@Miguel-cg2vz Isso também qualquer outro país fazia, nesse tempo era totalmente normal haver escravos e tals, era horrível.

[@Angela22067]

As someone of Portuguese descent (my father is from the Azores), this isn’t a mystery to me. We like feeding people and won’t let anyone go hungry. Even if you’ve been eating all day, we’ll ask you if you want more.

[@sarahc.silveira8593]

That sounds like my mae.

[@felipechaves6100]

You also like to enslave people while you’re at it, am I right?! Lol I know you didn’t mean it, but your comment make it seems like Portuguese did those out of the goodness of their hearts and kinda ignores the gigantic stains they, and other colonizers left in those countries.

[@peyxx]

memórias de adn que ficaram de tempos dificeis,enche a barriga enquanto podes não sabes o dia de amanhã

[@JAG8691]

True. I have had many experiences of being given food after I have just eaten and I cant say no because it would be rude and the food is delicious.

[@matttravers153]

Shoutout to all the Azorean diaspora lol. I grew up with a lot of these foods as well. It's so interesting to see them spread all across the world

[@edumat25]

Beautiful video. As a Portuguese descendent who was born in Brazil, this info prouded me. Thanks.

[@buecreepy]

In the 4-minute part, you're talking about "roupa velha," which means old clothes. On the evening of December 24th, literally everyone in Portugal eats boiled codfish with carrots, potatoes, chickpeas, Portuguese cabbage, and boiled eggs with olive oil, vinegar, and garlic (unless they're rebels eating turkey, but that's rare!). The next day, we have the Christmas lunch, but on that night, it's common to make a "refogado" (fried onions and garlic in olive oil) and add the leftovers from the Christmas Eve supper! I'm Portuguese, and I enjoyed the video! I'm going to subscribe!

[@etcollector3560]

Tava à procura deste comentário!

[@buecreepy]

@@etcollector3560 supostamente antigamente comia-se era ao almoço de dia 25! Mas acho que era quando havia menos money pra comer o que se tem acesso a comer hoje

[@anacosta4590]

Absolutely. And it has to be a little bit brown on the bottom, slightly burned

[@buecreepy]

@@anacosta4590 I think that that detail depends on the family, couve e bacalhau queimado/tostado amarga, eu pessoalmente não gosto. a maneira como se faz na minha família é mais só para refogar de leve e aquecer, deixando a mesma humidade na comida de quando é cozida em água

[@Thestrawbearry]

É tão bom, a forma como a minha avó faz fica a saber a bacalhau à brás :p

[@paulapereira6564]

Parabéns pelo trabalho de investigação. Muito bem explicado.

[@fernandomartins2035]

Vinha d’alhos: Vindaloo; Peixinhos da Horta: Tempura; fios d’ovos: foi thong etc

[@EmotionsToBurn-mi8fv]

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[@mafilomenas.veloso2232]

The famous sponge cake, a cake that is part of the list of typical Portuguese desserts, gave rise to the most popular Japanese cake in the country; tea, which is part of British daily life, was introduced into their habits by a Portuguese queen, D. Catarina. And yes, Portuguese cuisine has influence on the cuisine of many countries around the world, because they were the first Westerners to reach Asia by sea, South America, immense territories in Africa. The Portuguese brought back immense products unknown to Westerners from these trips and introduced them to Europe. By the way, colonization has many negative aspects, but there is also positive in this. The Portuguese always had a knack for mixing with native populations and both sides profited from it. They were the first in the world to abolish slavery and at this moment it is we don’t have a colono country unlike many others that still have others under their wings… Thanks for the video! 👏

[@estevesdeazevedoluisa3999]

Entièrement d'accord avec vous

[@Bruxinhasorridente]

In Goa, portuguese introduced also soups and a sweet called “Kulkuls” or “Kidyo”; "Bandel cheese" and the samosa (probably brought from Mozambique). In Macau there's "fat rice", "duck cabidela" and "cod chetnim". An amazing phenomenon resulted in a mix off all places portuguese have been since they shared what they brought from Europe to Africa; from Africa to Asia; from Asia to Europe and from all over to Brasil/America.

[@joseluiscorreia396]

I was wondering if "chamuça" (samoza) came from Portugal to India or the other way around.

[@hayashihikari]

Just a small, but important correction: the Portuguese also shared what they got from Brazil with all over the world, they didn't only bring things to Brazil. 😉 Our nature is too diverse and almost everything grows here (exactly the reason why we became a Portuguese colony). What they shared from Europe is mostly their culinary techniques, but most of the resources were brought from Brazil, Africa, Asia to Europe.

[@etiqueta8839]

In the Netherlands we have a specialty pastry of the region Zeeland called Zeeuwse Bolus. This pastry was supposedly brought to the Netherlands by Jewish diaspora from Portugal and Spain. They're very sticky and sweet, very tasty also.

[@francismitchelvdgaag]

Bolus-> reads as Portuguese word of cakes lol

[@analemos2327]

KZbin recommended this video and I'm really happy it did! I am Portuguese, so I already knew a few of these, but I also learned a lot, so thank you! I remember trying japanese food for the first time and thinking the flavours and textures reminded me of home, even if visually it looked completely different. Yours is an interesting perspective (seeing Portuguese influences everywhere) because I've always felt the other way around: our traditional food is heavily influenced by the cultures we met along the way. We probably learned and received a lot more than what we taught and gave to others. Anyway, excellent video! Wishing you lots of success.

[@anadd6195]

Mesmo!

[@maxmedeirosborges2437]

Brazil, as a Portuguese colony, received hundreds of tropical plants from Asia, Africa and Oceania (cumin, garlic, soybeans, sugar cane, coffee, etc.). At the same time, they took plants from the Americas to the world, such as (corn, cassava, potatoes, tomatoes, cashews, etc.). We Brazilians, when we travel, rarely eat something completely new, there is always something familiar.

[@manuelaanapaz3936]

Sou portuguesa e não sabia muitas coisas que disse obrigada por falar da nossa cozinha

[@sankhaganguly]

One of the most famous Indian street foods of Mumbai is called Pav Bhaji, which is a Portuguese-influenced dish. The Pav is actually Portuguese 'Pao' which is a type of bread that is very similar to the Hawaiian sweet bread in shape and size. Also in Bengal, we use the term Pao-roti for packaged bread, which I think is introduced by the Portuguese who came from Goa.

[@Duarte_martins]

That one is great, and you also have a few other Pavs.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

You see that southern part of Macau at 0:56? That used to be two different islands, and they actually wouldn't join together until 2005, six years after it became part of the PRC. So why? Well...GAMBLING! Macau is Asia's Las Vegas. It is very prosperous thanks to gambling being banned in Mainland China. The late Sheldon Adelson, who founded Las Vegas Sands (who built the Venetian, Marina Bay Sands, Sands/Wind Creek Bethlehem, and Palazzo), saw Macau's potential and wanted to replicate the success of the Las Vegas Strip in Macau. But there was a problem, there was no room for a Las Vegas Strip. The solution? Land reclamation! Combine Coloane and Taipa into one. Hence, the Cotai Strip was born! Now, Macau is even richer than Vegas!

[@mygoawithmathewalmeida3357]

I am Goan.....portuguese traveled from here...proud of my history and heritage

[@jeanjacqueslundi3502]

Don't let your fellow Indian SJWs bring you down. I have indian (not Goan) friends myself and the conversation around former colonialism is getting toxic in the past decade or so. They forget all countries and boarders were built by war at one point or another. Take care :)

[@Sleepyirishcoffee]

@@jeanjacqueslundi3502Indians invaded Goa and now commit genocide against the goans

[@elcieguillopillo]

Very nice video, I´m from Galicia, Spain at the north of Portugal and i love to see all the videos about portuguese history because its kinda our little brother than became bigger than us (talking about my region)

[@HotDrive69]

Actually, we sat down in Tordesilhas at one time and divided the world in half. 😅

[@gadeaiglesiassordo716]

@@HotDrive69 yeah. im from burgos but that would be the biggest claim a city can make.

[@lfmsimoes1]

I think that, generally, we Portuguese also like the Galicians better than the "nuestros hermanos" from other parts os Spain... (the love is mutual)

[@lordcommandernox9197]

@@lfmsimoes1 No Luis, I love all my Iberians brothers equally, except for Castillians. I wouldn't actually mind a united States of Iberia if Castille relented control over the provinces they conquered by force and gave everybody the independence they demand. If Barcelona had as much Power as Lisbon and Madrid, If the Galicians and Basques we free, only then would I even consider any form of union. Until then I will look at Spain as an inferior political entity, with sparatists actions against it being perfectly justifiable. It's not the non Galicians the Portuguese dislike, it's just Madrid.

[@caramil2007]

Sempre senti que os galegos são mais portugueses que espanhóis. E a culinária galega... ❤

[@miguelmartins2232]

I'm starting to get why people enjoy our cuisine so much when they come to Portugal. It could be because it's somewhat familiar to them. Although the dishes are not exactly the same, the flavors and textures are always there

[@Martsibruh]

As an Azorean, I can confirm that sweetbread (Or "Massa" as we call it) is indeed very popular here, especially in Easter

[@Duarte_martins]

Não é só pão de leite? Pensei que tivessem sido os Madeirenses a levar para lá por acaso, e não os Açoreanos.

[@gordusmaximus4990]

@@Duarte_martins as a Azorean also, nop. Massa is even part of Azorean identity, very popular, specially in "Espírito Santo" season.

[@angelaclaudia3307]

Em Braga chamamos de pão de leite mesmo

[@inessilva6086]

isso é tipo o pão doce que se come aqui no norte, na altura da pascoa?

[@gordusmaximus4990]

@@inessilva6086 exato.

[@indiruskisofficial]

Holy moly, this video was top notch, not only for the quality of the content itself but the edition was incredible!! the music totally on point...keep on going man you are going places!🙌😆

[@stevekane4922]

Pastéis da nata have recently been voted the world's favourite pastry. You literally find them everywhere. I saw a blog from a Chinese person returned to their small town in NE China. In the mall were both types, the "short" biscuit pastry ones popular in Hong Kong and the flaky pastry ones which are the original. Both are available in Portugal, the "short" ones degraded into the factory made "custard tart" universally eaten in the UK when I was a kid.

[@IPirata-FM]

Man Pastéis de nata It's nothing! We made like... +1000 Cakes!

[@stevekane4922]

@@IPirata-FM if you are talking about Portugal - I am a citizen and have lived here for over 30yrs. My son was one of the first people to make and sell them in the UK, thanks to a book we gave him on doces conventual.

[@siimplykittxie8469]

​@@stevekane4922That is so cool!

[@siimplykittxie8469]

@@stevekane4922 That's so cool! Your son just made history!

[@JonASpringer]

Linguica is a fairly popular breakfast meat in Northern California. Hawaii also has a version they simply call “Portuguese Brand” sausage which is pretty much the same but not usually smoked like linguica.

[@MariaCaradAnjo]

excuse me you eat linguiça for breakfast? that's a strong way to start your day

[@tigger8252]

@@MariaCaradAnjo In Hawaii, anywhere you go out for breakfast will serve linguica, with eggs, bacon, rice, and Spam!

[@MariaCaradAnjo]

@@tigger8252 interesting!! in portugal you would rarely choose meats for breakfast, let alone something that heavy. it usually revolves around bread and milk or something of that sort

[@tigger8252]

@@MariaCaradAnjo I think it is probably the combination of the influence from Portuguese cuisine and the American tradition of breakfast with sausage, bacon, and eggs.

[@paulbarlow9981]

Very interesting, and as a Brit who moved to Hong Kong for ten years and now live in Portugal most of the time with frequent trips to Italy, UK, and back to Hong Kong, I've definitely been surprised at how far and wide Portugal's food has travelled. Also, I love the video presentation, great job. Subbed.

[@rafaelbernardes3582]

Heyyy, Portugal heree, I'm very happy for seeing outsiders speaking about my country, one happy thing to see. Keep up with the videos bro Greeting from Portugal🇵🇹❤

[@HumbertoPatricio]

Loved the video! ❤❤ Another curiosity.. , we arrived 250 years at Australia before Cap Cook!! Documented and proved recently by an Australian researcher what we already know for centuries!! 😊😊 The Portuguese were the first ones to map and document the owl world, our mathematicians developed the instruments and the star geo reference techniques... Soo, there isn't a single navigation map that hasn't been made by the Portuguese, we were the pioneers. The British, the French, the Dutch.. All them made use of our navigation maps, all them... ☺️ Oh and if you have curiosity check "Portugueses Jesuit Priests" in Mongolia and deep Russia also.. You will be surprised how deep land we reached in search for new routes to make business!😏❤️ Guess once the Portuguese discovered the world, now is the world who's discovering Portugal and this great people. Greetings

[@VaderBrasil]

Furthermore, Portuguese navigators knew about the existence of America long before the Spaniards, long before Columbus. They had already been to Canada and Brazil, but that was a state secret and not publicized in the rest of Europe. But then Columbus, the Great Traitor, stole knowledge from Sagres and took it to Spain...

[@idaliacristino9635]

You are absolutely right I'm a portugese living in Australia the portugese were here way before Captain Cook.

[@dledee]

I'd just like to point out that those dishes are stuff that is still eaten in Portugal. We do foi thong/fios de ovos and feijoada and sweet rolls/brioches and peri peri chicken/frango de churrasco. I'd say that if those foods belong to the countries that eat them then they're shared across different cultures rather than being Portuguese /or/ from somewhere else and it's so wonderful to be able to talk to someone and realize you share food, which is such a huge part of people's identities.

[@dr.ravinjay]

Indonesia has Bolu, which is also Portuguese for Cake. It’s a steamed cake here in Indonesia, but has its origins in more traditional Portuguese bread with eggs and butter. Its Indonesian incarnation uses rice flour and usually no eggs.

[@paulojorgedias4271]

Thank you Matthew Li, I am Portuguese and I feel proud of what you did 😊, the history of my country is far from being perfect, a lot of wars and conflict that could be avoided, but personally like to stick to the good things. In this video you touch a forgotten world for many people. Amazing video Matthew Li 👍😎.

[@SpeC927]

As a Portuguese myself, I can say with certainty that we are most proud of our food culture, and how good it is and how it expanded to multiple different cultures, and we always joke that it wouldn't be Portuguese if people didn't know about it xD, cause we can't publicize our achievements as the French and Spanish do, if not, we would be up there as one of the best and most well known cuisines in the world as well. Great first video! Subbed.

[@HawkEyesAndy]

everyone i know that went to other countries, once they returned to portugal or spend some holidays in portugal, they all said the same, there is not a single country with food as we have, all said the same, one of the things they missed the most about portugal was the food..

[@YouBazinga]

I've tried many Portuguese, Spanish and Italian dishes, while living or travelling there. The food in these counties was similar but still different and delicious :) For me Mediterranean cuisine in general is the best in Europe.

[@shaifulmukhelas947]

Portuguese colonised Malacca in the 16th century (1511), not the 15th 😊 Apart from Curry Debal, they also introduced "bahulu", which is Portuguese sponge cake (Pão de lô) as well as "Pang Susi" (Pão Docê) and "Canje Terigu" (wheat porridge).

[@Wonderlandish]

Oooh, the last food would correspond with Canja de Trigo :D

[@gabrielalves303]

Pão de Ló* small 🤏 correction

[@teklife]

wow the names are still fairly recognizable as portuguese to this day

[@shaifulmukhelas947]

@Gabriel Alves muito obrigado 🙏

[@shaifulmukhelas947]

@@teklife yes. The Creole didn't change much, except for a few words derived from Dutch that took over in 1641 such as "atapel" instead of "batata" for potato, "kukis" instead of "bolinhos" for small cakes, and "doi" instead of "dinheiro" for money.

[@HumbleKeto]

As a Portuguese living in London I can’t say this enough to everyone I meet - Portuguese cuisine is Europe’s best. The variety between meat, fish, deserts, pastries, drinks… quality of products! The Portuguese just don’t have the long-standing marketing power of the French, Italian or Spanish, who really promote their stuff as the best, as they should. Personally, Portugal is the capital food of the World!

[@GRosa]

*food capital

[@GRosa]

*food capital

[@yakitatefreak]

I would be happy to keep Portuguese Cuisine underrated to let people "discover" its true power.

[@ericktellez7632]

China better

[@leito1257]

Absolutely agree with you.💝 We don’t know how to marketing our amazing products. Spain is using our olive oil and sale it like if is there’s. Our trees , our olive’s, our olive oil. Collected by Spanish company. And sold as Spanish virgin olive oil 🫣

[@fernandopereira1520]

You could have mentioned pastéis de bacalhau, for example, which is a favorite dish in Reunion Island but originated in Portugal. Reunion Island was also discovered by the Portuguese long before the French took possession of the island. At a market in France, I met some Reunionese who were making Pastéis de Bacalhau, and they were shocked when I told them that this recipe came straight from Portugal! I'm sure you can find this recipe all over Asia too.

[@johanchen3485]

I would say Indonesia has some Portuguese influences as well. We have salty dessert like "kroket" potato ball filled with meat or chicken that l believe originated from croqueta. And also check out eastern Indonesia and Timor Leste's local dishes as well.

[@luismarques9280]

And a lot of Portuguese words...

[@johanchen3485]

@@luismarques9280 exactly!!! My mind was blown when I found out all about this. Boneka, Jendela, Garpu, Meja, Mentega, Bolu, Sepatu, etc etc

[@luismarques9280]

@@johanchen3485 That and much, much more....

[@lfsm9380]

Yeah, you're right.

[@ireneserrano4570]

croqueta is also a Spanish dish and term. Croqueta is of French origin, Luis XIV court, term comes from Croquer-croquette. Invented in France and improved by Spanish

[@Andytizer]

It feels like Portuguese strength was in mercantilism and it’s cultural identity was always subsumed by other countries especially Spain over the centuries, so it’s no wonder people internationally do not recognise its unique impact on world food. Brilliant video great B roll and graphics you deserve more subs!

[@melanoc3tusii205]

I wouldn’t say subsumed, Portuguese culture is drastically different from the Spanish even though they share closely related languages; I think the main thing is that we really remember only the most recent empires and their heydays, those who have yet to truly pass away from cultural and societal focus - but Portugal is one of the oldest countries in Europe, and its heyday as an all-powerful, world-spanning empire is too distant to be noticeable for anyone who doesn’t actually familiarise themselves with its history. It was eclipsed by other states, and has spent the last hundreds of years sinking slowly into obscurity - a trend on which the Portuguese literary tradition provides much reflection. Allowing for the spark of fascistic dictatorship in the 20th century, but that was all the rage back then in Europe and you just had to do it at least once. Perhaps as a result, the Portuguese are in my experience a sensible and polite people (with the exception of the Portuguese bureaucracy, whose cruel and intentful viciousness is to my knowledge a known factor and rivalled by few).

[@tatimilena4017]

In Mozambique we also eat a lot of feijoada, it's so good, as a child I used to think it was a national dish until I learned that not really hehe

[@sdn7474]

You just have to had something local and it’s yours. Like the portuguese feijoada was brought by the Roman’s 😉 but you have delicious matapa. ❤

[@ME-hm3tc]

Oh we eat feijoada in Brazil too! Vc Fala Portugues?

[@sdn7474]

@@ME-hm3tc todos falamos 😁

[@tatimilena4017]

@@ME-hm3tc sim! hehe, a vossa feijoada preta com farofa e couve é uma delícia!

[@tatimilena4017]

@@sdn7474 yes matapa is also very delicious! now that I'm living in portugal it's harder to find some!

[@PatriciaXara]

Portugal has a very rich cuisine. The trades with other continents brought a lot of ingredients and condiments that were incorporated in Portuguese food. Some dishes can sound a bit scary for cultures that are not used to cook with almost every part of an animal or have so many different water species available. In Portugal, meals are a time to hang out with friends and family, so our food is more for our mouths than for our eyes. I love eating food from around the world and I love our Portuguese cuisine.

[@marie3587]

Patrícia Xará só para deixar a listinha da diversidade da gastronomia portuguesea, Em 2013 A “Dieta Mediterrânica”, candidatura apresentada por Portugal, Chipre, Croácia, Grécia, Espanha, Itália e Marrocos., foi declarada a Património Cultural Imaterial da Humanidade pela UNESCO Além desse conceito de dieta que promove a diversidade da alimentação, nos produtos locais e da época, e evidencia nos hábitos alimentares, como o uso do azeite, o consumo abundante de cereais, legumes e frutas, sopa e a presença moderada de vinho tinto a acompanhar as refeições Além dessa representação, a gastronomia portuguesa é muito rica e de qualidade os portugueses cozinham todo o tipo de preparados: - sopas de legumas, soupa de peixe, caldos, purés, canjas, molhos, cozido de grão, feijão com arroz, feijão com couve, xarém, caldo verde - vegetais, legumes, saladas, tempura - entrada, enchidos, paio, salpicão, presunto, ovos, pregos, bifanas, farinheiras e alheiras, rojões, sarrabulho, francesinhas, - diversos tipos de pão de vários cereais - guisados, assados no forno, assados na brasa, grelhados, ensopados, recheados, estufados, gratinados, cozidos, fritos - vaca, porco, vitela, anho, o cabrito, borrego, coelho, frango, pato, galinha, peru, perdizes - cabrito assado, guisado e sarapatelm cozido à portuguesa, leitão assado, carne de porco à alentejana, - carne de porco com ameijoas, favas com chouriço, frango piripiri - caldeiradas, cataplanas, espetadas, feijoadas, tripas à moda do Porto, açordas, pastéis, sopas de peixe, ranchos, pataniscas - mariscos, berbigão, camarão, sapateira, amêijoas, santolas, percebes, conquilhas, lingueirão, ostras, mexilhão - peixe e bacalhau de todas as maneiras , bacalhau à brás, e à lagareiro, com natas, à Braga, etc. pasteis de bacalhau, filetes de peixe fritos, - carapaus alimados, sardinhas assadas, bife de atum, polvo à lagareiro, lulinhas e choquinhos, lulas cheias, ameijoas à bulhão pato, pargo, o robalo, salmão, dourada, - massas e arroz, massas de peixe, de lingueirão, arroz de tamboril, cabidela, - doces e pastelaria de todo o tipo, - doces de amêndoa, de laranja, de figo, de alfarroba, de chila, de mel, morgados, pudins, arroz doce, mousses, ovos moles, pastéis de nata, gelados, doces conventuais, fogaças, sonhos, filhós e sonhos, pão de ló, ovos moles, tortas, - frutas de todo o tipo - queijos - vinhos, cervejas, licores, aguardentes, ponchas, em grande número

[@elmariachidiaz1]

Tailand Sweet Sticky Rice is also portuguese. The name Vindaloo comes from Vinha d'Alhos, a seasoning for pork made with A LOT of garlic, bay leaf and white whine (that can turn into vinegar in a long HOT trip). It rests for at least 12h like that until you fry it in lard. It's litreally the base of the a thousand Portuguese dishes. Don't forget that even today and unlike the vast majority of the subcontinent, Goans eat pork. Finally, be aware that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Princess Fingers), and man are they an institution of Indian cuisine, were also brought to India from Angola by the Portuguese. If you come to Portugal you'll find that our culinary richness also depends on what we brought from the East. Portugal alone eats 3 TIMES more rice than all Europe put together (including spannish Paella and Italian Risotto), all our desserts have cinnamon or gather eggs and coconut. We brought potatoes from South America, all the spices that are now of everyday usage but most important than that is that even before the travels we had our coriander, carrots, chickpeas, lemons and oranges brought by the Moors, that where in Portugal from 700AD to 1100AD. The most surprising? Earl Gray and that 5 o'Clock Tea all over the UK and the Commonwealth was introduced by the Princess Catarina de Bragança that married with King Charles II in 1662.

[@wegotit2587]

^Sweet sticky rice (with any fresh fruit) is actually Lao. Like Portuguese food, Lao food is hidden everywhere (especially in Thailand and neighboring countries). Lao eat sticky rice more than any population in the world. It is the staple rice amongst Lao populations, no matter what nation state citizenship they have.

[@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql]

Tea was the acronym stamped on the big cargo boxes that transported the tea leaves. TEA transporte ervas aromáticas

[@jeffmorse645]

We have a lot of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores in Central California. My Mom who was originally from Oklahoma learned to cook "Portuguese beans" from them. They use pink beans and bacon (usually) along with the cinnamon, cumin and other spices. It rocks - my favorites beans. Of course being from Oklahoma Mom would serve them with fried potatoes and cornbread.

[@hugolage9842]

I'm Portuguese, living in north London for 7 years. As I was a foreign exchange student in Oklahoma, Muskogee, I wanted to send a big shout out to you. Love California, San Diego reminds me of my home town, Cascais in Portugal. All the best! Cheers!

[@MFPRego]

Man, im from the Azores! And once i worked with an american from Hawaii. When he told me about Malassadas, i couldnt believe! How did a centuries old pastry was famous in Hawaii?? Amazing

[@miguelbaptista5160]

Portuguese beans stew is called in portuguese "feijoada". To be a proper feijoada you have to add to the ingredientes you mentioned, the following: Pork, lombard cabbage and most important chouriço (a sausage with strong flavour).

[@vedrisca]

For under 1000 subscribers, your presentation is Jake Tran levels of polish. Props to all the staff for their hard work!

[@cryisfree510]

Being compared to jake tran is an insult 😂 lazy research

[@LPrulezAndre]

I'd say Johnny Harris which is better. Great video, keep it up!!

[@vedrisca]

​@@cryisfree510 presentation I said; I'm sure these guys try their best with due diligence 😂

[@giraffestreet]

Johnny Harris style map editing

[@Irisa0]

As a proud Portuguese, I'd like to thank you for this video ^^ It is always fun to have people discover a little bit more about Portugal and how its people have subtly influenced the world. Yes, our location in Europe made us prime candidates to be the first to set our sights to the rest of the "unknown" world, but it was always our curiosity more than our ambition that drove us towards exploration. At least, that is how I always felt towards our history. I also believe that our influence is mostly unknown from the masses because of something the Portuguese always did and do to this day - we adapt VS impose. What I mean is, we have "our stuff" and we get to a new place and we use "local stuff" from the new place with "our stuff", that way it is both "ours" and "local", and it eventualy becomes "local" with "our" little and forgotten influence... That was pretty poorly phrased, but after seeing your video I believe you'll get what I mean ^^ Be well and continue on your Portuguese culinary exploration. You will not be disappointed as our food is awesome ;P

[@Danirr7]

A few corrections Great job btw! We eat a lot of feijoada as well in Portugal (it’s one of the national dishes I would say, although it is quite different, same with peri peri chicken. It’s a staple in our diet

[@lurdesoliveira]

Até fechamos pontes para comer feijoada 😅

[@ArpDatePT]

1:20 - Actually the Portuguese did trade with Japan A LOT in the 16th century. The city of Nagasaki was a small fishing village and the Portuguese turned it into one of the biggest trading cities in Japan and eastern Asia. Great video, thanks for bringing attention to us Portuguese :b

[@yummylemonadelol]

In Goa we got Vindaloo, Sorpotel, Cafreal, different iterations of pao, the traditional Goan sweets. All portuguese influenced. Very yummy food.

[@Alfablue227]

It's a shame most Goans (mostly non Christians) think we are the 👿 incarnate!! Shame the ignorance. Love Goa and "bebinca" only one of my fav Goan- Portuguese inspired foods. ❤️❤️Goa & 🙏 for ur comment.

[@dolabanerjee8825]

In West bengal, India and Bangladesh Chana(Cottage Cheese) was introduced by the Portugese which lead to the making of famous Roshogolla. Antony Firingi, a Portugese explorer became an integral part of Bengal.

[@ShivamDamani]

Brilliant and well researched video. Excellent story telling! I lived in Portugal for 6 months and was familiar with some of the dishes you mentioned. Fascinating how far they have spread! Although I’m from india and know about vindaloo, I had no idea it was influenced by Portugal. Subscribed!

[@Eu-Abreu]

I think it was Anthony Bourdain who said "Portuguese empire was the empire of food". I also remember a Scottish professor I had, that said to me that Portugal never was too strong in its marketing, specially with concerns to Portuguese cuisine and wine (it's been paving that road). It's time to have a museum dedicated to Portuguese influenced food around the world and other museum dedicated to the age of discoveries. Thank you for being part of the word/knowledge spread.

[@camilar3273]

Sweet bread is also found in Brazil. It is a must-have in local bakeries. Hawaian Ukelele derived from Braguinha also from Portugal. Cool video! I loved knowing these facts you brought and you did an amazing work in summarizing a lot of info in a short video! Congrats! 👏🏼

[@thailux6494]

Tbf it’s no surprise it is found in Brazil. That’s the direct descendant of Portugal after all.

[@Susygans12]

Portuguese here. I really appreciate this. There were some I had known about but some new too. There are several more examples, some of which have already been mentioned in the comments. Thank you for the video!

[@alexandrepires5586]

E Aqui também 🇵🇹😊

[@arturalmacedo]

As a portuguese, this video makes me so proud of Portugal but sad at the same time. Proud because Portugal left it's footprint, sad because the country has a lot of potencial but often not recognized, even internally. Thank you so much for posting this and show more about my country's culture 😀

[@ericktellez7632]

Proud of colonialism 👁️👄👁️

[@MegaSreis]

@@ericktellez7632Portugal itself was a product of colonialism. 500 years of Roman occupation, 400 years of Arab-Muslim occupation (plus 60 years of an ambiguous Spanish “presence”). But we don’t cry around because of that. It created who we are today. Imperialism and colonialism existed throughout human History.

[@rosesavoy9035]

Thank You for taking the time for doing this video. As Portuguese seeing sometimes our history and legacy so badly treated I must say thank you

[@camoesobral]

Nando's piri-piri is not the only portuguese thing in it. The way of cooking is also portuguese, what we call 'frango de churrasco'. Nando's is the abreviation of founder's name, a portuguese, Fernando. Our biggest contribution in Hawaii Is not the bread but the ukulele. Direct son of the portuguese Cavaquinho, in this case the Braguinha from Madeira Island. We even know the name of the guys and the day they arrived in Hawaii.

[@i-dont-burn-under-the-sun]

I mean the restaurant icon is the "Galo de Barcelos" you can't get more obvious than that.

[@fridgemagnet9831]

Yes, the founder is white south african with Portuguese ancestry. The Portuguese didn't leave any marinating sauces as the video says.

[@Thestrawbearry]

Ya o peri peri é feito diferente do nosso piri piri tradicional que está em qualquer churrascaria. Porque também é de origem moçambicanas, se não me engano

[@eunaosouovasco]

The word tea is from Portuguese is “transporte de ervas aromáticas”, its transport of aromatic herbs, that’s was in the box we shipped to England

[@Macanese]

The word tea is from Fujian, a Chinese dialect.

[@eunaosouovasco]

@@Macanese my life is a lie then

[@Macanese]

@@eunaosouovasco you can check Wikipedia. The Portuguese word chá is from Cantonese because it is spoken in Macau. How can it be tea=transporte de ervas aromáticas.

[@TheMokaKiller]

@@Macanese T.E.A.

[@Yugo2725]

Thank you so much for showing our countries culture ♥️🇵🇹

[@clivepereira123]

A lot of dishes from Goa are influenced by the Portuguese like Frango à Cafreal which also has origins in Africa , Bebinca, Chacuti and so on. Chillies were actually introduced to India by the Portuguese.

[@Luis33B0xx3r]

All corrections having been made, I'd just like to add that, personally, I find it really hard to find better food around the world than in Portugal. Sure, French and Italian cuisines, for example, have a lot of reputation, but I find they pale in comparison with our own. I thinks it all comes down to marketing :P and we apparently suck at that.

[@Flymoki13]

The Portuguese were more of a group of First Cultural ambassadors for Europe and for the Distant World... Portuguese in most cases were simply Merchants exporting the Culture was known everywhere else in Renaissance Europe or in the World far off from Europe. Exporting things never much intrinsically Portuguese in the First Place. Tea from China to England, Castella cake from Spain to Japan and so on... that's how unimportant Portuguese cuisine has come to be, because once Distant Countries started figuring out and coming into contact with the actual origins of Foods first introduced them through Portuguese navigators, Portugal held no more significance.... Think about it, Portugal was never a Country known for Its exquisite Arts within the context of European Culture standards, easily overshadowed by Italy, France, Spain, Low countries... still Portugal was able to make a name for itself supplying Europe with oriental Fine Goods and the other way around also True, Venetian Glassware, Flemish Tapestry, German lantern Clocks and etc.. to Asia

[@nacht98]

Portuguese food is simply the best food, the way we cook things from vegetables to sweets, always keeping their taste...is stunning!

[@Aloha698]

Amo comida e doces portugueses ❤ beijos do Brasil