Pastries and Desserts

Ricardo explores a Portuguese sweet shop for the first time.

What’s better than stuffing your face with bolo-rei? Sharing it with friends, of course! Join the Practice Portuguese team as we explore the delicious holiday sweets that make Christmas time in Portugal so special.

Have you been to Santini in Portugal? Learn more about the history of this famous ice cream shop!

In today’s European Portuguese Listening Practice episode, you’ll listen to a dialogue between Maria and her friend. Maria has an unusual craving for sweets, so she decides to try and create her own candy.

A customer asks a grocery store employee for help finding the right kind of flour.

Gustavo’s mother teaches him how to make his favourite dessert.

António and Marta meet up and decide to go to a pastry shop. Learn the names of some common Portuguese sweets!

Maria has an unusual craving for sweets, so she decides to create her own candy!

Luís and Manuel are having breakfast at a pastry shop on a Monday morning. Follow along as they order drinks and sweets and pay the bill.

Previously released as audio only, this classic episode has been brought to life with beautiful visuals by animator (and friend of Practice Portuguese), Wayne! A BIG thanks for his countless hours of work in reimagining this Practice Portuguese episode. Just like all of our other episodes, logged-in Members can access the version with Portuguese subtitles […]

Have you tasted Lisbon’s most famous sweet? Discover the history of the pastéis de Belém and find out if there really is a difference between this and the pastel de nata. Updated March 5 2015, special notice for members: Previously released as audio only, this classic episode has been brought to life with beautiful visuals by […]