Gastronomy
EAT LIKE A KING
Flavor Explosion Madeira is the ideal destination if you enjoy good food. The appetizing menus will help make your stay on this island an unforgettable culinary expedition, you will find many typical dishes, fish or meat, deliciously prepared variously, not to mention the excellent wines to accompany your meal. Simple recipes but with fresh ingredients are the secret of Madeiran cuisine.
The true gourmet know enjoy the famous "Tuna Steak" or the exotic taste of "Mackerel with villain sauce".
Most speciality is Espetada, made with beef cubes in a laurel skewer and grilled on wood or charcoal. Many restaurants have tables with iron structures applied in the center, to hang long blond skewers in which broil the meat pieces. As follow the locals suggest the Fried Corn "Milho Frito" and Bolo do Caco, traditionally baked in a tile bit on fire.
There is also the "Cozido à Madeirense", composed of various types of vegetables, meat and sausages.
The other specialty of the island is the "Carne em vinha d'alhos "meat in wine and garlic, usually food on Christmas Day and prepared with spicy pork with garlic.
For those who really want to appreciate something unique, it is necessary to experience the "Madeira Açorda stylish" or even the "St. Martin Codfish", a speciality of the village located west of Funchal.
