Pilgrim's meal on CP ?

[BROWNCOUNTYBOB]

During our four Camino Frances, my wife and I really enjoyed the pilgrims meals. We had these for dinner on most nights. Mostly good food, lots of meal for the money, wine came with dinner and offered enough selections for us.

Sunday I take an overnight flight from the US to Porto, arriving Monday. I am confident I will have delicious dinner options during my two nights in Porto. If available, I'd love to eat pilgrim meal for dinner during my hiking CP along the coast, then from Ponte de Lima to Tui. Can anyone comment if something comparable to pilgrim's meals or menu del dia will be available in Portugal. Also, I love cafe con leche and tortilla espanola each morning (we named our beagle Cafe con Leche and call her "Leche"). What is the Portuguese equivalent of Cafe con Leche and is there an equivalent of tortilla espanola in Portugal?

Bob

 

[kenwilltravel]

During our four Camino Frances, my wife and I really enjoyed the pilgrims meals. We had these for dinner on most nights. Mostly good food, lots of meal for the money, wine came with dinner and offered enough selections for us.

Sunday I take an overnight flight from the US to Porto, arriving Monday. I am confident I will have delicious dinner options during my two nights in Porto. If available, I'd love to eat pilgrim meal for dinner during my hiking CP along the coast, then from Ponte de Lima to Tui. Can anyone comment if something comparable to pilgrim's meals or menu del dia will be available in Portugal. Also, I love cafe con leche and tortilla espanola each morning (we named our beagle Cafe con Leche and call her "Leche"). What is the Portuguese equivalent of Cafe con Leche and is there an equivalent of tortilla espanola in Portugal?

Bob

Portuguese equivalent to Cafe con Leche is Meia de Leite. There's also a drink called a Gilao that comes in a larger cup and is half coffee/half milk (so a bit more milk than a Meia de Leite). You might want to try both and see which you prefer. There is no Portuguese equivalent to a tortilla espanola that I know of. The Portuguese term for meal of the day would be "Prato do Dia."

 

[auburnfive]

When in Portugal, pastelais de nata are required eating, especially when fresh and warm.

 

[JCLima]

There's also a drink called a Gilao that comes in a larger cup and is half coffee/half milk (so a bit more milk than a Meia de Leite). You might want to try both and see which you prefer.

*Galão

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

*Galão

You can get these in any café. Very similar to a latté. Usually served in a heat-proof glass, often with a napkin wrapped around it so you can hold it! Yum!

P.S. The Portuguese generally seem to consider it a bit weird to drink a galão any other time than first thing in the morning, for breakfast. Um café (tiny and ultra strong) or a slightly diluted abatanado are the order of the day, usually.

 

[lovelyshell]

When I walked the CP central there were no pilgrims menu but I did see menu del dis in a few places.

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

When I walked the CP central there were no pilgrims menu but I did see menu del dis in a few places.

Any small-town (or larger) restaurant will typically have menu do dia Monday to Friday. Weekends are generally a la carte. Most weekday special menus will cost less than 10 euros and will include bread/olives/main course/beverage (beer/glass of wine/bottled water/soda) /plus coffee; often dessert as well; sometimes soup.

Cafés will not typically service full meals (unless maybe the village is small enough that it only has a café--then it might). You can usually get tostas--grilled sandwiches--de queijo (cheese), de fiambre (ham), or mixta (both) made at cafés and sometimes bakeries. Occasionally also presunto, which is better ham, more like proscuitto. Good sandwiches, and often huge--big enough for two. In cafés, you'd probably also get bifanas (extremely tasty simmered pork steak sandwiches on buns). Typically no deep-fryer so no chips/fries in cafés. Both tostas and bifanas in cafés are really cheap--I'd guess 3 euros max.

 

[Calisteve]

Just came back from walking Porto to Redondela. Stayed at 5 albergues (4 private and 1 municipal) - none had evening meals. But plenty of options in the locales. Highly recommend Seal Soul in Esposende.

 

[HumanistHiker]

Obrigada @FriendfromBarquinha - I like the sound of bifanas!

 

[Roland49]

On the first evening in Vila do Conde there were 2 Restaurant offering Pilgrim's Menues.
First was Saura Cool, 100m left to the Albergue Santa Clara, the other was O'Conde, 100m right to the Albergue.

The next Pilgrim's Menue after that I had in Tui.

 

[Friend from Barquinha]

Obrigada @FriendfromBarquinha - I like the sound of bifanas!

If you're not a "pork person," or you simply prefer beef to pork, you'll probably have to spend a bit more money. Pork is definitely the default cheap meat in Portugal.

But--there's another very good sandwich, called a "prego" (spike or nail) that features steak.

Prego no Pão - Portuguese Steak Sandwich Recipe

The Prego no Pão is a simple and delicious Portuguese steak sandwich, available in almost every snack-bar across the country. Like, every Portuguese recipe we have shared so far, they are also associated with a

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Generally a bit more expensive, but not much, and not all cafes seem to make these (the bifanas are almost universal), but these are pretty good as well!

Bom camino e bom proveito!