Bacalhau A Braga appears as a signature dish in 1 Portugal cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Bacalhau a Braga · Braga
The Braga preparation of salt cod: thick fillets fried with onion rings, green pepper and olive oil, served with home-fried potatoes and olives. Distinct from Lisbon and Porto versions by its pepper and onion volume.
Bacalhau a Braga is one of the 365 ways of cooking bacalhau documented across Portugal, but it holds a specific Minho character. The thick fried onion rings and green peppers distinguish it from the northern a Ze do Pipo or the southern Gomes de Sa preparations. The dish crystallised as a Braga signature at family restaurants in the mid-20th century; Restaurante Tia Isabel and Arcoense are its two canonical addresses. Cozinha da Se near the cathedral has kept the preparation on its menu since the 1990s without modification.
Where to eat in Braga:
- Restaurante Tia Isabel
- Arcoense
- Cozinha da Sé