Comments on: how to order coffee in portugal

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:42:00 +0000

Hey Emma, +1 proud portuguese approving of this post. Very acurate
Beautiful pictures too.

But I would mention plain brewed coffee on boiling water.
Expresso completely took over and all the coffee you will taste on a portuguese caffé will come from an expresso machine. That said it’s still very popular among older people to brew coffee in the mornings and drink it either simple or with some milk.

Since very young age, I’ve been having a cup of coffee with milk and a sandwich for breakfast. Nothing beats the smell of fresh brewed coffee in the mornings.
Sical and Delta still sell copious amounts of coffee to this market.

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:03:13 +0000

Hello Emma,
Lovelly blog.
I’m portuguese and I love coffee!
I came across your blog because I was looking for the definition of abatanado, to explain to my friends on facebook…
Very good post!
Best regards,
Ana

By: Paula F M

Paula F M — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:41:58 +0000

This http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/italy is about Italy but here, in Portugal is the same. There are millions of coffees!

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:14:34 +0000

mate that is an excellent idea. there’s a huge opening there between sagres and superbock which are essentially the same. like having VB and Reschs and along comes redback. Fantastic idea, which fits perfectly with breakfast. you’ve got the bar franchise at least

By: Pedro

Pedro — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:47:25 +0000

This is amazing, I love your attention to detail, which makes you a connaisseur of Portuguese coffee. Which does not go too far from being espresso and close relatives… :-]

It’s very interesting to see the things we – the portuguese – grew up with as seen with totally different eyes. Mind you that not everyone is the same and most of all people in different regions act and react differently.

Good luck with _all_ ‘our’ genders :-] which I believe were invented to confuse anyone trying to learn portuguese. hehehehe

Best regards,
Pedro.

By: Niko

Niko — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:53:40 +0000

@Emma, Well when you do start “breakfast” tell me and I will start “dinner” next door and sell microbrewery beer from Portugal (still pushing for this)

From,
Niko (another Aussie in Tugaland)

By: Mandy de Azevedo Coutinho

Mandy de Azevedo Coutinho — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:51:55 +0000

Great fun your blog! I have mentioned it on the “Amendoeiras em Flor, Places to Stay & Things to Do in Portugal & Spain” page on face book.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1019258424#!/pages/Amendoeiras-em-Flor-Places-to-Stay-Things-to-Do-in-Portugal-Spain/202918500800?ref=ts

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:28:53 +0000

Of course, that’s just such a lesson 1 mistake. der.

By: Vanda

Vanda — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:04:08 +0000

Bica is feminine, so it would be uma bica, not um bica. Um café works just as well, though, even in Lisbon!

By: DLoop

DLoop — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:39:27 +0000

Hello, I live in Portugal and I am preparing a video presentation of Portugal. i was impressed by your pictures of the coffee shops and was wondering if I may use on of them. Thank you.