Home

Home

Youtube graphic
I have a youtube channel with over 1000 Videos!

Become a Patron

 

 

Will
Hi, Thanks for visiting my website. My name is Will and if you have questions
or would like to
contribute projects or ideas you can contact me Will

Portugalia Marketplace

 

I love Europe and have visited several timmes. And I even spent ten weeks backpacking across three countries there (Italy, France, Spain).

And there is something beautiful about the markets there. They are quite a bit different than the markets here in America.
Except for the Portugalia Marketplace. It is a beautiful Portugues Market. Just like they are in Portugal.

 

So, you have to experience a little bit of Portugal and check out this market. I absolutely love it.

Here are some highlights of what they have:

  • A cheese shop with imported and domestic cheeses including full cheese wheels priced at $200 and up (picture below)
  • A charcutaria with dried and cured meats
  • A Merceraria (Grocery store) with specialty groceries from Portugal and beyond including olive oils, coffee, tea, chocolates, crackers canned fish and more.
  • A congelados with imported octopus, shrimp, sardines, and more.
  • The largest selection of Portugues wines in all of America (over 1600 varieties)
  • A sandwich shop with expresso, cappuccino, pastries and a variety of fresh sandwiches (picture below)
  • A temperature controlled room offering a large variety of the finest salt cod (picture below)
  • A design shop with a curated selection of fine china, handicrafts, soaps and more.

 

 

Look at those beautiful cheese wheels!

And I was very pleased to see they carried Morcela. It's locally made in small batches. I have been eating it my whole life and while on a trip to Spain I had it there too. But this is an acquired taste. If you are not familiar with it the English name for it is "Blood Pudding".

Through the glass is the temperature controlled room with the salt cod.

 

 

 

If you are familiar with portugues food then you know what Bolos are and what sweetbread is. They are fantastic.

For me, the bolos are superb when lightly toasted or fried and used to make an egg and cheese sandwich. And the sweetbread has a beautiful golden yellow color and is sweet in a way that is not like sugar. It has a wonderful natural sweetness to it.

If you buy anything at all at the Portugalia market I recommend you get at least one of these two.