Bar foods
Porção de Pasteis
Portion of the deep fried wontons, comes in different flavors (beef, cheese, shrimp or Cornish cheese)
Porção de bolinho de bacalhau
Portion of cod fish cakes.
Aipim frito
Deep fried cassava, a stringy cousin of the potato.
Carne seca com aipim frito
Just like Aipim Frito but with sun dried jerked meat, very popular.
Caldo de feijão
Bean soup with bacon bits.
Peixe Assado
Simple, baked fish. Non-filling, so a bar food.
Acaraje
Available in as a sandwish or as a dish, in most out-door bars, beach kiosks and street parties.
Lambreta
Mussels in various flavours: spicy, lemon, cheese etc. They come in dozens and the world record is 1440 in one afternoon.
Camarão a Milanesa
Breaded shrimp. Ask for “camarao pistola”, the larger shrimp.
Bolinho de Peixe
Fish cakes.