Alentejo Recipes

Alentejo cuisine comes from Portugal's vast southern plains, a land of cork oaks, wheat fields, and olive groves producing some of the country's most distinctive rustic fare. Bread-based dishes, pork, wild herbs, and foraged ingredients define a cuisine born of agricultural hardship and resourcefulness. Signature dishes include açorda alentejana, migas, ensopado de borrego, and sericaia. The region's wines have gained international recognition in recent decades.