Cooking

Manuel and António chat about their Christmas plans.

Learn vocabulary for kitchen utensils, cookware, and appliances as you take a tour through Rui and Joel’s kitchen.

As Francisca shares one of her favourite recipes with Alex, you’ll learn vocabulary related to food and cooking, and hear how the imperativo mood is used to give instructions.

I want to learn how to cook!

Joel and Ricardo discuss kitchen design challenges, including colour choices and stove preferences.

Mário compliments Helena’s cooking. Listen for examples of the passive voice through their conversation.

In addition to being one of the most difficult Portuguese words for foreigners to pronounce correctly, is Portugal’s most treasured dish and it is highly associated with its national identity.

Learn Portuguese while cooking a delicious meal with this recipe for Beira-Alta Style Carolos.

A group of friends are about to go see a movie. Before they leave, Diana decides to make dinner for everyone, despite not being a very good cook… Take note of how regular -ar verbs (such as chegar, começar, cozinhar, ajudar, cortar, etc.) are conjugated in the present tense (presente do indicativo) throughout the dialogue. […]

Follow along with this simple vegetarian recipe using some delicious Portuguese ingredients. The formal imperative mood is used throughout.

Practice the imperative mood as Carlos tries to keep up with Sara’s cooking instructions!

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.

Before we go any further, it’s best to explain the difference between and . Simply put, herbs are leaves while spices are seeds, bark, roots, and flowers. If you love food like we do, or want to understand the menu at a Portuguese restaurant, we think you’ll enjoy this guide to vocabulary for herbs and […]

Follow Anabela as she orders various cuts of meat from the butcher.

How about a lesson that ends in a tasty reward? For all you omnivores out there, let’s explore some vocabulary in context for different types of meat, vegetables, and other ingredients with these family contributed by one of our team members and his mother. Thanks Eduardo and Fernanda! 🙌 Learn the vocabulary in the ingredients […]

A woman decides to start an exercise plan to make room for all the food she plans to eat. These days stuck at home are making it impossible to resist the temptations of homemade Portuguese cuisine!

Grandma is cooking a delicious meal that makes her grandson wonder how she makes her food so tasty!

Isabel invites Tiago over for dinner. Will one lasagna be enough?

Two neighbours meet on a bus back to their village after a trip to the local market. On the way home, they talk about the meals they are going to prepare with their new purchases. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plan.

Just in time for summer! A new diet has been gaining popularity due to the fast weight loss it promotes, despite the radical changes it requires in eating habits.

Learn about the amazing gastronomy of Portugal and its most famous pastry: the Pastel de Nata. Discover how this Portuguese custard pie came to be, its ingredients, and its popularity not only with the locals, but tourists as well!

John crosses paths with Dona Ana around lunchtime. They have a respectful conversation about food and cooking.

As dinner is served, Hugo has a bitter surprise at the table that requires him to improvise.