Portuguese Kale Soup appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Portuguese Kale Soup · Providence
Caldo verde Providence-style: slow-cooked linguica or chouriço sausage, white beans, paper-thin shredded kale and broken-up potatoes in a smoky, garlicky broth. The East Side Portuguese household staple.
Caldo verde came to Rhode Island with Azorean Portuguese immigration in the late 19th century, settling around Federal Hill, the East Side and Fox Point. The local linguica from Gaspar's and Costa's became the soup's anchor. Costantino's Venda Bar and Pane e Vino both run Portuguese-Italian fusion versions in town.
Where to eat in Providence:
- Costantino's Venda Bar and Ristorante
- Pane e Vino
- Cassarino's
- Camille's