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Gastronomy

Typical dishes, sweets, cheeses and wines from the Centro de Portugal region.

Plate of sliced roast suckling pig, with crisps and an orange slice

Leitão da Bairrada

prato

Suckling pig roasted in a wood-fired oven, typical of Bairrada, served with fried potatoes and orange

Monument shaped like a wood-fired oven, honouring chanfana, in Semide

Chanfana

prato

Goat or lamb stew baked in a wood-fired oven with red wine, typical of Beira Alta and Dão

A whole wheel of Queijo Serra da Estrela DOP cheese, with the dairy's label

Queijo Serra da Estrela

queijo

Creamy cured sheep's cheese from Serra da Estrela, protected by PDO since 1996

Hand-painted wooden barrel, the traditional packaging for ovos moles de Aveiro

Ovos Moles de Aveiro

doce

Conventual sweet from Aveiro made with egg yolks and sugar, wrapped in host or wafer

Sparkling wine bottles ageing in the cellars of Cantanhede, in the Bairrada region

Bairrada Wine and Sparkling Wine

vinho

Wines and sparkling wines from Bairrada, a demarcated region since 1979, known for Baga reds and traditional-method sparkling wines

Ripe, glossy cherries with stems, on a plate

Cereja do Fundão

produto

Table cherry with Protected Geographical Indication, grown in Cova da Beira, Castelo Branco district