08 Oct 08 About
Getting to know about the culture and traditions of a country as historically rich as the Iberian country of Portugal goes beyond reading about them in textbooks or surfing online. But unless you’re a seasoned traveler who have set foot on the native soils of far flung shores, online surfing will do as it affords the easiest way around it right in the comfort of your homes.
Here at Portuguese Diary, our approach to letting the world know about the rich cultural heritage of modern Portugal is to go deep into the minutiae of daily life to expose the soul that underpins what you see in postcards and tourist digests on paper or online.
We are a team from the same company Portugalweb Lda that has brought you Portugal Web and its allied and affiliate sites. We aim to reach the same wider audience for the uniquely pedigreed equestrian products under the Lusitano brand and the rich colors of locally handmade embroidered linen and cotton table cloths from Portugal’s Viana de Castelo region.
Portuguese Diary presents more of them plus other aspects of well-known Portuguese products especially its fine gourmet delicacies and the world famous wines and olives that have made Portugal one of the largest producers and exporters of these products.
Going Into the Details
Everyday life constitutes a nation’s cultural heritage in microcosm. Something as lowly as its cooking tradition is rooted in the dishes of its common peasantry as much as from its gentry. In Portugal, years of olive cultivation has paved its way into the gustatory palette of its people and has achieved worldwide recognition as one of, if not the best kind of edible oil on the planet. Not only for imparting the delightful taste of uniquely Mediterranean and Portuguese dishes, but as a healthier alternative to high fat cooking oils on the market.
Gourmet cooking is another. At Portuguese web, we are avid epicures ourselves and nothing comes close to delighting a man’s a palette to let him savor the tastes of the country’s storied culinary traditions.
For a country with such rich culinary heritage, it is not surprising that it also noted for being a wine-producing country as well, one the of the largest in the world after France. Its Port and Madeira wines, among others, complete the dining experience in many tables around the world.
These are just our first glimpses in the Portuguese Diary with more interesting facets of Portuguese life presented in more revealing details yet to come.
