Tag archives for Buarcos
Mussels of Good Friday (Figueira da Foz)
From a young age I remember the mussel harvesting tradition in the village of Buarcos, Figueira da Foz, during the week before Easter. Whether it's a rainy or a sunny day, the rocks that tear the sea from Buarcos to Cape Mondego fill with people in the empty tide, looking…
“Pichas” from my homeland
"Pichas", also known in some regions as "camarinha" are a small shrimp, a delicious snack virtually unknown in Portugal but much appreciated, for example, in Spain. It is perhaps one of the best kept secrets of our cuisine and transports me immediately to the times of my childhood in Buarcos,…