Category: Bitoque

Bitoque - A very typical portuguese dish at Cantinho da villa

10/7/2024

Cantinho da Villa is a very local Portuguese restaurant in Texugueiras - inland from Albufeira, between Ferreiras and Paderne.

These local spots are just the best because they have classic Portuguese dishes, a lively buzz since everyone in the neighborhood stops by regularly, and you just feel part of the community when you're here.

Portuguese Dish - Bitoque

This plate is a perfect rendition of a classic Portuguese dish - bitoque. You can have beef bitoque or pork bitoque and either way you're getting thin cuts of meat. When prepared properly they are very tender and flavorful.

Comida Portuguesa - A Bitoque Dish Classically Presented

As you can see the dish also comes with rice and French fries.
Why do Portuguese people eat rice and French fries in the same dish? you may ask. Isn't that double carbs? you add.

Well, yes it is. But why do they do it? I suppose because it's delicious! :)

Sweet roasted garlic and a perfectly fried egg top thin slices of tender meat - Bitoque at Cantinho da Villa

The addition of a small, simple salad is common here - green lettuce, sliced onion and tomato, and sometimes cucumbers. Oil (Portuguese olive oil, of course) and vinegar are on the table if you need a dressing.

Please note the lovely pan sauce on this bitoque including whole roasted garlic cloves. This is the mark of a meal made with love.

French Fries, Rice, and a Salad are classic sides in Portuguese Home Cooking

And one of the most beautiful details of this dish is that perfectly fried egg (ovo estrelado) . It takes real skill to get the edges crispy and brown while maintaining a perfectly dippy yolk as shown here. That runny yolk will combine with the pan sauce and add richness to the plain rice. It's so good you'll use your french fries to mop up the leftovers. :)

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Tapas and Petiscas 20age - ferreiras

10/7/2024

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20age is a tapas and petiscas restaurant located in the main roundabout of Ferreiras, central algarve, Portugal. They have great traditional Portuguese food and nice sangria!

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bifana no pão caseiro com queijo e ovo

A bifana is a classic portuguese sandwich which, at its core, consists of thinly sliced, marinated cooked pork on a soft roll. This amped up edition is on pão caseiro (homemade bread) and has the addition of queijo (cheese) and ovo (egg)

Bifana at 20age in Ferreiras | Algarve Food Blog

bitoque com ovo

A bitoque is a thinly sliced steak, typically served with French fries and topped with a dippy egg (ovo estrelado). This one also had a delicious sauce.

Bitoque at 20age in Ferreiras | Algarve Food Blog

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Bitoque - A very typical portuguese dish at Cantinho da villa

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Bitoque - A very typical portuguese dish at Cantinho da villa

Portuguese Dish - Bitoque

Where to eat in Algarve:

Tapas and Petiscas 20age - ferreiras

bifana no pão caseiro com queijo e ovo

bitoque com ovo

More Great Places to eat in Algarve

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