Neven’s Portuguese Food Trails

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Broadcast Details: Wednesday 15th January, 8.00pm

Neven travels to Amares, Braga, and Barcelos in the north of Portugal, where he delves into the heart of rural Portuguese cooking.

Popular chef Neven Maguire continues his brand new third series of Neven’s Portuguese Food Trails this week.

This seven-part culinary adventure takes Neven from the verdant North to the sun-drenched South as he discovers more flavours, stories, and culinary traditions that make Portugal a food lover’s paradise.

Each of the seven episodes highlights a unique region.

Neven says: “Portugal is a country of endless culinary wonders. Every region has its own particular cuisine, and it’s been an absolute joy to meet the chefs, producers, and artisans who bring these flavours to life. I can’t wait for viewers to join me on this exploration of one of Europe’s most vibrant food destinations.”.

Programme two:
Neven travels to Amares, Braga, and Barcelos in the north of Portugal, where he delves into the heart of rural Portuguese cooking. He stays at the Pousada Mosteiro de Amares, originally a 12th century Cistercian monastery and now a luxurious hotel where the chef shows him a traditional, regional recipe made with game meat sausages.
In Braga, Portugal’s oldest city, Neven tries some of the famous local petiscos (tapas) at Dona Petisca, where he also learns how to make an authentic Caldo Verde soup. Still in Braga, Neven visits the contemporary Filho Da Máe restaurant which combines Portuguese and South American cuisine. Here he meets chef Julian Junqueir

and tries a raw sea bass ‘Tiradito’ dish. On the outskirts of Braga, Neven visits the spectacular sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, famous for its elaborate ‘Stairway of the Five Senses’.
In the city of Barcelos, Neven visits the Terra do Gallo pottery where he learns how a traditional, colourful pottery rooster is made. Barcelos roosters are famous throughout Portugal, and Neven tries his hand at painting a rooster.
Neven’s own recipe this week is an Azores Beef Casserole.