{"id":7950,"date":"2018-03-26T23:49:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T23:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2018-03-26T23:49:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T23:49:48","slug":"easter-recipes-bacalhau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/easter-recipes-bacalhau\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter recipes – Bacalhau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Receitas de p\u00e1scoa – Bacalhau<\/h4>\n

Boa noite, meus queridos! Good evening, my dear!\u00a0<\/span>The <\/span>semana santa <\/span><\/i>(Holy Week), one of the main religious <\/span>feriados<\/span><\/i> (holidays) that observe <\/span>a ressurei\u00e7\u00e3o de Cristo<\/span><\/i> (Christ\u2019s resurrection), starts this <\/span>quinta-feira <\/span><\/i>(Thursday). Festive dates and <\/span>comida<\/span><\/i> (food) are always related, so celebrating <\/span>P\u00e1scoa<\/span><\/i> (Easter) means gathering with friends and family for a typical<\/span> refei\u00e7\u00e3o <\/span><\/i>(meal). Each country has its own<\/span> tradi\u00e7\u00f5es de P\u00e1scoa<\/span><\/i> (easter traditions) and what is served on<\/span> mesas<\/span><\/i> (tables) on this date varies around the world. Some cultures eat lamb, others have ham, there are cross buns in England marzipan or Paschoal cake for <\/span>sobremesa<\/span><\/i> (dessert). Here in Brazil, besides our delicious tradition of exchanging chocolate <\/span>ovos de p\u00e1scoa<\/span><\/i> (easter eggs), \u00a0it is impossible not to think of<\/span> bacalhau <\/span><\/i>(cod fish) when we talk about easter.<\/span><\/h4>\n

This habit of Portuguese inspiration dates back to<\/span> the middle ages, when Catholics during this period would exclude <\/span>carne vermelha<\/span><\/i> (red meat) from their diets to honor Jesus. As a substitute, fish consumption was encouraged. Luckily, today, this practice is no longer as rigorous as before but, also luckily, the tradition to eat <\/span>peixe<\/span><\/i> (fish) remains, specially <\/span>bacalhau<\/span><\/i> (cod). <\/span><\/h4>\n

Bacalhau<\/i><\/strong> at the time prevailed over other kind of fish because it could be preserved for longer and endure long trips across the oceans. As such, bacalhau is not native to our <\/span>\u00e1guas<\/span><\/i> (waters) and is usually imported from other places. However, since the coming of the royal family to Brazil, the prato<\/em> (dish) has become a classic <\/span>no card\u00e1pio<\/span><\/i> (on the menu) in many homes on these special dates.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Whether you are religious or not, it is always a great ideia to try an amazing dish, so how about we go over a <\/span>receita<\/span><\/i> (recipe) that is<\/span> very<\/span> f\u00e1cil <\/span><\/i>(easy) to execute using this<\/span> typical ingredient, the bacalhau<\/em>?<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Prato com bacalhau (photo by Z\u00e9 Carlos Barretta from S\u00e3o Paulo, Brasil (stk_001062) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

O que voc\u00ea vai precisar | What you will need:<\/strong><\/h3>\n