Customer Reviews
A wonderful culinary voyage - By: Paulo Anaia, 19 Apr 2008 
As someone who is Portuguese it's hard not to be taken away to the cake shops & restaurants of Portugal whilst flicking through the pages of this book. This book feels, tastes & smells like Portugal. The recipes are alll authentic & each new page brings with it a new set of directions for making mouthwatering traditional Portuguese cuisine. From seafood to the addictive pasteis de nata, Tessa Kiros has created a book filled with beautiful photographs & enticing & easy to make recipes. This book introduces you to the warm & friendly nature that is Portugal & the culture of its people. Live to eat! Don't eat to live.
A wonderful book about Portugal's food - By: Julie, cookbook addict, 14 Apr 2008 Portugal's cuisine is not as famous as that of its neighbour, Spain, nor that of Italy or France. It is a simple, humble way of dealing with local ingredients : seafood, the omnipresent bacalhau (salt cod), sardines, chouriço sausage are the main players here. It is honest but tasty, heartwarming & sunny.
Tessa Kiros manages to capture the essence of the food, with a lot of affection for the land & its people, who shine through in the snippets of her travelogue.
This book may not be as eye-catching as her previous two, its colour theme being much more subdued (grey-blue), but it brings back memories of my own travels to that thankfully still mostly undiscovered country.
Portugal Found....... - By: Mimi, 11 Apr 2008 In my opinion Portuguese food still hasn't been truly discovered, it's always been a hidden gem (maybe there's a smalll chance of this review being biast as I have a Portuguese mother & a Brazilian father) but still, Portuguese food is something that's always been so personal to me, given me comfort. I always thought it might be just me who had been so deeply in love with Portugal & it's culture....after reading Piri piri starfish I see I'm not alone(there are more of us out there!!) Being raised in a family where food is everything ...my first real memory was seeing my mother soaking the salt cod (bacalhau) smelling the onions, garlic, tomatoes, piri piri chillies, & coriander frying in a big pot with olive oil..was heavenly. This book truly captures how magical Portuguese food is.
The layout of the book is in true Tessa Kiros style...beautiful layout & beautiful photos of most of the dishes. I've tried the Roast Octopus with Red Wine & Potatoes, it was so tasty....the Grilled Squid with Chourico & Lemon Coriander Oil....was reallly reallly good....Piri Piri oil which is always at my table....Piri Piri Chicken with the Tomato Rice....I have to say it was just as tasty as the rice my mum makes. All recipes are authentic & I can't wait to continue trying them alll out.
Some more recipes included:
Prawns with Piri piri, Whisky & Lemon
Seafood Rice
Stuffed Squid with Chourico
Baked Pork Ribs with Orange (these were AMAZING!!!!)
Roasted new potatoes with Tomatoes & White Wine
Prego Rolls (marinated Steaks in soft bread rolls)
Coffee Creme Caramels
Churros
Melon Sorbet with Port
Prawn Pastries (these are delicious, I promise you)
If you love honest rustic food, then this book will not disappoint. Tessa Kiros has managed to capture everything I love in 254 pages.
