Why a Booktrail?
Discover Portugal with your children the fun way!
If You Were Me and Lived in…Portugal
What you need to know before your trail
Get your children to think about Portugal’s many wonders from the sunny Azores to the wide variety of food.
How are familiar items and customs the same, yet different at the same time?
Go on a tour and see for yourself! And then head to Portugal to step inside the world the book creates
Travel Guide
Portugal facts
Food – A popular dish is Cozido à portuguesa – a traditional stew for meat lovers, this dish includes chicken, beef, pork and several pork and blood sausages. It’s a hearty dish which also contains vegetables
A common Portuguese soup is caldo verde, which is made with potato, shredded kale, and chunks of chouriço (a spicy Portuguese sausage). Among fish recipes, salted cod (bacalhau) dishes are pervasive. The most typical desserts are arroz doce (rice pudding decorated with cinnamon) and caramel custard.
Music – Fado is Portugal’s national music – The ingredients of Fado are a shawl, a guitar, a voice and plenty of emotion
Booktrail Boarding Pass: If You Were Me and Lived in…Portugal
Destination: Portugal Author/Guide: Carole P. Roman
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