Description Vila Verde

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The county of Vila Verde is a region full of traditions, presenting also a great diversity of landscapes that compose authentic idyllic scenarios.

The mountainous territory of these parishes confers a remarkable diversity of landscapes, by the steep slopes, the peaks, the ravines and the nature that surrounds them.

Visiting the municipality of Vila Verde is to be surprised by the devotion of its people, present in festivals and pilgrimages, where the ethnographic elements and rich religious heritage of the shrines and churches scattered throughout the municipality are associated.

Being a mountain region and many waterways, the meat dishes dominate the local gastronomy, with flavors and ingredients of the earth, have unique palates.

Try the "pica-no-chão" chicken rice, the rabbit with the hunter, the roasted kid in the oven, the Minho-style rojões, the potatoes and the sarrabulho, the Portuguese stew, the mudroas, the duck rice and rabbit mass. Also try the homemade corn bread, the "tired donkey soup" with red wine and sugar, the pumpkin soup broths, turnips, turnips and the green broth, which once were the support of the minhota diet.

In the fish dishes the menu also presents a varied and rich offer, including the açorda of cod, the malandro rice with fried or codfish balls, the rice of sardines, the rice of octopus, the codfish punches, the fresh rice of cod and Portuguese cod with sautéed greens.