Here you will find the posts that relate to traditional dishes and drinks of Madeira. You’ll find one or the other recipe also. You can try them out while staying on Madeira or back home. Madeira’s cuisine is very much like Portuguese cuisine with a twist. The dishes are generally simple, but rich in flavor. There is no room for snobism in Madeiran cuisine. You just get the best out of the fresh ingredients. There’s no excessive processing.
As for drinks, Madeira has its own distinct culture, which you can discover through these blogs. Madeira wine (not to be confused with Port) is unique due to its processing. It enjoys a reputation all over the world for its qualities. But Madeirans have a wealth of other things to offer. Local white and red wines, drinks and cocktails with locally produced sugarcane alcohol. One of the blogs tells you all about the famous Poncha drink.
Vegetarian and vegan friendly restaurants on Madeira With a lot of traditional fish– and meat-based dishes in most restaurants, it can feel quite challenging to find vegetarian food on the island of Madeira. If you want to avoid having to eat the main dish sides during your stay, then you’re on the right page. Here’s …
Recipe: Bolo de Caco The Bolo de Caco is a must try for all visitors to Madeira Island or Porto Santo. It is vegetarian circular muffins-like bread and can hence be appreciated by nearly everyone. They are made with a mixture of sweet potato and wheat and are cooked on a basalt stone slab over …
Passion fruit or Maracuja is one of the most popular fruits on Madeira next to Bananas. Passion fruit is famous for its exceptional flavor and for its many uses. It can be sliced open, spooned out and eaten fresh or used in Poncha for example. It is also present in the Brisa Maracuja, a fresh …
Ribeiro Frio’s Trouts There is a short levada / verada walk (PR11) which offers a great reward and its name is Balcoes. But the easy walk begins in Ribeiro Frio in Madeira’s North. Ribeiro Frio is well known for its trout farm. The Ribeiro Frio trout farm is worth a visit, located in a beautiful park like setting, …
Madeira has definitely shed it’s image as the “third age” or pensioners’ island. Here are 10 reasons why Madeira should be your next travel destination. First Part – reasons from 1 to 5 – Part Two Spectacular sceneries and coast Madeira is a volcanic island and it boosts a fabulous and rugged coastline (especially in …
What is it? This is a fantastic and typical wine and garlic marinated pork recipe from Madeira. It is mostly served around Christmas but can be found any time in Grand Mother’s kitchen. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to find in restaurants. Hence, there are as many recipes and variations of this delicious meal as …
Madeira Table Wines The Archipelago of Madeira is well known and famous for its Madeira Wine. Madeira wine is a fortified wine and you can read our posts about its history, its fame and about the various types. However, this post talks about “regular” table wines from Madeira Island. The regular, non-fortified wines are much …
Coffee is the heartbeat of the community Coffee is akin to religion (no offense) to many Portuguese. The Portuguese are partially responsible for the universal success of coffee, when Sr de Mello Palheta was sent from Brazil to French Guiana to fetch a coffee plant in 1727. In the following years, the Portuguese established the …
The Espetada Regional or Espetada Madeirense is a traditional dish on the island. Some even claim that it is the most typical dish of Madeira! Many decades ago, people waited for a special event, a festivity or an arraial (pilgrimage) to eat espetada. They gathered in groups and ate espetada with friends around a big …
Noble Grapes of Madeira Madeirans use about 20 different varieties of grapes to make Madeira wine. The most known ones are Sercial, Verdelho, Boal / Bual and Malvasia / Malmsy. Two other ones are Terrantez (nearly extinct) and Bastardo. These are much less common. From left to right; 10-year-old Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malmsey Sercial This …
