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Azorean recipes

Traditional recipes from the nine islands, to cook at home, with where each one comes from and how it varies.

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Terceira Beef Alcatra

Terceira's alcatra: bone-in beef slow-cooked in an unglazed clay pot with wine, smoked bacon, allspice and cloves. The dish of the Holy Spirit festivities. Terceira · 4h30 View recipe

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Fish Alcatra

Terceira fish alcatra: conger eel and other local fish baked in a clay dish with smoked bacon, onion, tomato, allspice and white wine. Serve with bread. Terceira · 1h45 View recipe

Alfenim (Pulled Sugar Figures)

Alfenim from Terceira: a white paste of sugar, water and vinegar, pulled by hand and shaped into doves, crowns and flowers offered as vows to the Holy Spirit. Terceira · 1h20 View recipe

Dona Amélia Cakes

Donas Amélias: little cornmeal cakes from Angra do Heroísmo with cane honey, cinnamon and raisins, named after Queen Amélia, who visited Terceira in 1901. Terceira · 50 min View recipe

Terceira Holy Spirit Soup

Terceira's Holy Spirit soup: stale bread soaked in a beef and chicken broth scented with mint, cinnamon and chilli, served with cabbage and the boiled meats. Terceira · 3h30 View recipe