ON THE MENU

DO YOU WANT MEAT?
bife - steak
borrego - lamb
cabrito - goat
carne - meat
coelho - rabbit
entrecosto - rib
fiambre - ham
frango - chicken
iscas - liver
leitão - baby pork
língua - tongue
pato - duck
peru - turkey
porco - pork
salsichas - sausages
vaca - beef
vitela - veal

DO YOU WANT FISH?
atum - tuna
bacalhau - codfish
cavala - mackerel
cherne - stone bass
enguias - eels
linguado - sole
lulas - squid
pargo - sea bream
peixe - fish
pescada - hake
polvo - octopus
raia - skate
sardinhas - sardines
salmão - salmon
salmonete - red mullet
truta - trout

DO YOU WANT SEAFOOD?
ameijoas - clams
berbigões - cockles
camarões - shrimps
gambas - king prawns
lagosta - lobster
marisco - seafood
mexilhões - mussels
ostras - oysters
sapateira - crab

COOKED HOW?
assado - roasted
caseiro - home-made
cozido - boiled
espetada - on the spit
estufada - stewed
frito - fried
grelhado - grilled
brasa - on the charcoal
churrasco - barbecued
no forno - in the oven

TO DRINK?
água - water
batido - milk-shake
cerveja - beer
sumo - juice
vinho tinto - red wine
vinho branco - white wine
com gelo - with ice

ON THE SIDE...
alho - garlic
arroz - rice
azeitonas - olives
batatas - potatoes
batatas fritas - French fries
legumes - vegetables
manteiga - butter
pão - bread
pimento - pepper
sal - salt

THE COURSES
entrada - starter
sopa - soup
prato - main course
sobremesa - dessert
bebidas - drinks

AND FOR DESSERT?
arroz doce - sweet rice
bolo - cake
fruta - fruit
gelado - ice-cream
pudim - cream caramel
queijo - cheese

WITH VEGETABLES?
alface - lettuce
cebolas - onions
cenouras - carrots
cogumelos - mushrooms
couve - cabbage
couve-flor - cauliflower
ervilhas - peas
espinafres - spinach
favas - broad beans
feijão - baked beans
nabos - turnips
pepino - cucumber
tomates - tomatoes

SOME FRUIT?
ameixas - plums
ananás - pineapple
cerejas - cherries
framboesas - raspberries
laranja - orange
limão - lemon
maçã - apple
morangos - strawberries
melão - melon
pera - pear
pêssego - peach
uvas - grapes

WAITER, I NEED A...
casa de banho - toilet
cinzeiro - ashtray
colher - spoon
conta - the bill
copo - glass
ementa - menu
faca - knife
factura - receipt
isqueiro - lighter
garfo - fork
prato - plate

A FEW SUGGESTIONS...
caldo verde - a soup made with cabbage and potato.
sopa de marisco - a thick seafood soup
arroz de marisco - seafood with rice
bacalhau assado no forno - cod roasted in the oven
bacalhau à Bras - cod fried with egg, potatoes & onions
caldeirada - fish stew
lulas recheadas - stuffed squid
açorda de marisco - seafood with bread
bife de atum - tuna steak
sardinhas grelhadas - grilled sardines
cozido à portuguesa - boiled meat with vegetables
carne de porco à Alentejana - pork cubes with clams
feijoada - bean stew with meat
espetada mista - mixed kebab
bife na pedra - steak cooked on a hot stone