Neven's Portuguese Food Trails - Season 3 Episode 2 -

Neven travels to Amares, Braga, and Barcelos in the north of Portugal, where he delves into the heart of rural Portuguese cooking. He stays at the Pousada Mosteiro de Amares, originally a 12th century Cistercian monastery and now a luxurious hotel where the chef shows him a traditional, regional recipe made with game meat sausages.In Braga, Portugal’s oldest city, Neven tries some of the famous local petiscos (tapas) at Dona Petisca, where he also learns how to make an authentic Caldo Verde soup. Still in Braga, Neven visits the contemporary Filho Da Máe restaurant which combines Portuguese and South American cuisine. Here he meets chef Julian Junqueir and tries a raw sea bass ‘Tiradito’ dish. On the outskirts of Braga, Neven visits the spectacular sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, famous for its elaborate ‘Stairway of the Five Senses’.In the city of Barcelos, Neven visits the Terra do Gallo pottery where he learns how a traditional, colourful pottery rooster is made.