Portuguese Gastronomy harmonizes with LMH-Wines
Portuguese gastronomy, before all the unmistakable flavors, is the expression of a culture through the art of cooking. The richness and variety of Portuguese cuisine make even the most frowning smile.
This cuisine stands out not only for its flavors but also for its Atlantic and also Mediterranean influences, thus building gastronomy like few others in this world.
In this article, we will include a little bit of everything, from the wonderful meat to the fresh fish, cheeses, and sausages that the delicacies make of our Portuguese people and even the sweets.
Read below to find out which wines to harmonize with your favorite meal. Knowledge never took place and, of course, knowing and trying new products is always interesting.
Roasted Lamb
This is a typical Easter season meal, however, it is not only consumed on these days.
This is more common in the Beira regions of the country because this meal is made in different ways. There are immense traditions and each of them are accompanied by the most varied products.
As the cooking itself indicates, because it is something heavier, then a wine with a strong and full-bodied structure is required. A red wine, ideally.
The wine we recommend is Val dos Reys Reserva 2017.
This Red Wine – Regional of Lisbon – has a fruity aroma with vanilla notes from oak wood where it aged for nine months.
In addition to the rich flavor, this wine has a strong structure framed by lightly toasted tannins.
Cheese and Sausages
These are products that cannot be missed at any Portuguese table. In Portugal, it is very common to use the expression “Tábua de Queijos” or “Tábua de Enchidos”.
This board consists of building a variety of cheeses and sausages (a typical product from Portugal) so that people can enjoy these delicacies. Usually, it is eaten before the main meal or, also, during the same.
If your goal is to create a “Tábua de Queijos” with products with a more intense flavor, we recommend you to accompany the meal with Val dos Reys 2017.
This Regional Wine from Lisbon is great to accompany cheeses with an intense flavor due to its aroma and structure.
Red wine from the region, Val dos Reys 2017 has a flavor of red fruits and spices.
The flavor balances with the aroma, dry and full-bodied and the high quality tannins make the finish long and velvety.
Red Meat
Portuguese are the people who eat a lot of meat and, in this consumption, of course, the Red Meat is included because there are countless gastronomic dishes.
Despite the contraindications on the part of doctors to the consumption of red meat when it is consumed in moderation, there is the advantage of enjoying a pleasant meal.
As already mentioned, there are countless dishes that can be made with red meat. Each region has its typical dish, so the choice is also wide.
With red meat we highly recommend AvóQuina Red.
This red wine with 13% alcoholic volume has a very intense garnet color. The taste is fruity, soft, and very smooth when tasted.
In addition, AvóQuina Red is well structured, being perfect for more intense flavors, as is the example of Red Meat.
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Shellfish
Portugal is Sea
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Were it not for our country with one of the largest maritime areas in the world, many claims that Portugal is Sea.
Seafood is an important part of Portuguese meals. Depending on the seafood, you can have very pleasant meals.
The seafood meals are light and tasty, so the best accompaniment for them is AvóQuina White.
This white wine has an alcohol content of 12.5% and a citrus color, with a clear appearance.
In addition, with a fruity aroma, AvóQuina White is very delicate in the mouth, not impacting the sea flavor of seafood.
Gilt-Head Bream Grilled
Like seafood, the Portuguese eat a lot of fish. Not only because it is almost always fresh, but because the variety is immense.
That said, it is rare for a restaurant that does not have a good Grilled Gilt-Head Bream on the menu.
When you think of this meal, you think of the warm season, having a family lunch by the coast. To accompany grilled Gilt-Head Bream nothing better than Orelhão Rose, very cool to attenuate the summer heat.
What a combination!
Orelhão Rose is a slightly sparkling rosé wine that has 11% alcoholic volume.
It is a young and soft wine with floral and fruity aromas. In addition to the smooth palate, when tasting it can show a lively and persistent flavor.
Roasted Piglet
Whoever is from Portugal has clearly heard of the famous “Leitão Assado à Bairrada”. This is a famous and delicious dish that was even nominated for one of the 7 Wonders of Gastronomy of Portugal.
After hard hours in the wood oven and the seasonings are ready, the piglet comes out yellow as gold. This divine delicacy goes very well with an Orelhão White.
Orelhão White is a semi-sparkling white wine that has about 11% alcoholic volume.
It is a youthful, sparkling wine and when tasted it is smooth. In addition, it has floral aromas, where the flavor of fresh grapes remains.
Traditional Sweets
From many regions, it is the conventual or traditional sweets that define them, as is the example of the city of Alcobaça, in Leiria.
Most of these recipes come from the originality and creation of the old friars and nuns. They usually have large amounts of sugar, sometimes almond, and eggs.
If you want to accompany these sweets with an aperitif, we strongly advise Frei Henriques, the Liqueur Wine.
Frei Henriques is a liqueur wine with 16.5% alcoholic volume and a light topaz color, standing out from the others.
This Liqueur Wine has light notes of wood and an intense aroma of raisins and nuts. In addition, it is a product representative of the Portuguese tradition that LMH-Wines wanted to differentiate.
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Do you have Portuguese Gastronomy Suggestions?
Do you have any other suggestions from the Portuguese tradition? What meals do you recommend in this vast gastronomy? Certainly, throughout this article, you remembered the beautiful bread.
Portuguese people loves to accompany every meal with bread.
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