Neven Maguire goes on a culinary journey around Portugal, beginning in the Algarve, where goes fishing for razor clams, and also visits the Estaminé restaurant
Neven Maguire visits Lisbon, starting a busy 48 hours in the capital's oldest coffee shop Cafe a Brasileira, before cooks with renowned young chef David Vieira. He also visits chocolate and coffee shop Bettina & Niccolo Corallo, and later makes his own version of the Portuguese chocolate mousse - a dessert that is found on almost every restaurant menu in Portugal.
This week Neven visits the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. Neven’s first stop is the Ervideira Winery which has a very unusual way of producing wine. When it has been bottled, the wine is stored and aged deep underwater in the Alqueva Lake which is the largest artificial lake in the European Union. Neven meets the current Director Duarte Leal da Costa and his son Duarte Maria Alvarenga as they retrieve their ‘Water Wine’ from the bottom of the lake.
This week Neven’s food trail begins in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon where he meets chef Hugo Freitas Araújo at Solar Dos Presuntos, a restaurant renowned for its traditional local cuisine. Hugo shares his recipe for a Lobster and Bread Stew made with a “secret sauce”
Neven Maguire is back with a brand new six part series of his popular Food Trails programmes, and this year his travels take him from Faro in the South of Portugal to the Douro Valley in the North of the country.
In the final episode of Neven's Portuguese Food Trails, the popular chef travels to the Douro Valley in the North of Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage region renowned for its wine production.
Neven's food trail leads him to Centro Region of Portugal, where he begins by visiting the city of Coimbra to learn how the cities speciality pastries Crúzios are made. Neven also prepares sardines with parmesan crumb and aubergine chutney after visiting other numerous locations in the region to learn about the dishes they serve.
Neven Maguire heads to Lisbon, where he stops at one of the capital's food landmarks Pastéis de Belém, a bakery famous for its delicious handmade custard tarts.
Neven is in Madeira, touring the Blandy's Wine Lodge and tastes a variety of wine, learning how to pair it with food. At The Views Baia Hotel, he learns to make a turbot and fennel recipe, he is also given a tour of Funchal's fish market. Neven also tries a traditional Portuguese beef sandwich and cooks a mushroom and leek strudel with madeira wine sauce.
In this episode of Neven's Portuguese Food Trails, the popular chef travels to the Douro Valley in the North of Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage region renowned for its wine production.
In this final episode, Neven returns to the northern city of Porto, he taste table wines at Graham's Wine Lodge, and in Óbidos he tries a local liqueur- ginjinha. Returning to Madeira, he heads to a tropical fruit growing farm, and a farmers market where he explores rare species of fruit. On the northeastern coast, Neven tastes several types of rum. His recipe of the week is a passion fruit and key lime pie.
