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Portuguese recipes using old bread

food cooking in an oven

Zero waste cooking is an emerging trend and it is becoming a priority right now. Due to a mix of increased awareness towards environmental sustainability, circular economy, food and money saving, and a sense of practicality that has been sharpened by the lockdowns happening all over the world, it feels like we’re going back to basics, back to not wasting the food that we have at home.

In Portugal, historically speaking, it has always been like this. We’ve usually been pretty good at repurposing staple ingredients such as bread

If you’re looking into avoiding food waste while enjoying some typical Portuguese dishes, we recommend looking into these recipe suggestions. We have chosen simple dishes with easy to find ingredients so that you can pick your favorite and try to recreate it at home.

Follow the recipes: 

 

AÇORDA DE CAMARÃO

[shrimps with bread]

MIGAS

 

BACALHAU COM BROA

[cod and corn bread]

BREAD PUDDING WITH PORT WINE

 

a close up of a plate of food a plate of food with a slice of orange a piece of chocolate cake on a plate

 

Have you tried a traditional Portuguese recipe using old bread?

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