Apart from Macau, Portuguese cuisine is rare in China. Beijing's Camões is one of the more representative Portuguese restaurants, located on the first and second floors of the elegant Legend Hotel, named after the famous Portuguese poet Camões.
Chef Paulo, a native of Portugal, has worked in several prestigious restaurants in Lisbon before joining the team at Legendale Beijing in 2010. The restaurant's manager is also Portuguese, so Camões' dishes are more traditional and pragmatic, with classic dishes, plenty of seafood, olive oil and a generally salty taste like traditional Portuguese cuisine.
Portuguese cuisine focuses on seafood, with bacalhau being one of the most distinctive dishes and is one of the iconic dishes of Portuguese cuisine. Macehue is made from salted cod, and many Portuguese dishes use Macehu's meat as the main ingredient. Camões also offers a variety of Mackyu dishes, including fried cod balls with tomato sauce, salted and dried Atlantic cod salad, charcoal-grilled cod with vegetables, braised cod with clams, and fried rice. The fried cod balls in the appetizer are a classic Portuguese snack, salted and dried Macefried fish mixed with mashed potatoes, added with onions, crushed peppers and other fried in a pan, golden and attractive, crispy and delicious. Braised cod with clams, the mint tomato juice soup base is sweet and sour, the cod is solid and salty, and the clams, conpoy and other fresh and sweet tastes are delicious. The cod used in Portuguese cuisine is marinated Ma Jiexiu, the meat is firm and firm, salty and fishy, and the flavor is rich, which is very different from the fresh cod commonly found in other Western restaurants, and is often mistaken by diners for improper quality control, but in fact it is not.
You can't fail to try the classic rustic appetizer Portuguese leg, which is imported from Portugal directly into the leg. Smoking is an important process in the production of Portuguese ham, compared with Spanish ham, Portuguese ham has a strong smoky flavor, the meat is crimson and coarse, and the aftertaste is warm, which makes people appetize. Taste paella is different from paella, Portuguese paella is porridge boiled in copper pot stock, the soup is full, delicious and sweet, with a hint of spices and spices. Lobster, snail meat, shellfish, crab legs, fish pieces, etc., the selection of materials is very rich.
As an old seafaring country, Portugal's diet is salted and smoked, which are the remnants of the stored food of the old era, and the taste is salty and fragrant, but Portuguese cuisine is also indispensable for fresh seafood dishes. The Portuguese grilled fish and seafood casserole are made with live seafood, which makes the taste even more fresh and sweet. In particular, the seafood pot is worth recommending, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, potatoes and other vegetables plus various spices are stewed in a pot, sea bass, cuttlefish, prawns and other materials are abundant, a copper pot is steaming, the taste is sweet, it is really gratifying.
When you come to the Portuguese restaurant, you can't miss the Portuguese egg tart for dessert. The tart has a crispy crust, a blackened curl and a hot, hot, and piping hot, silky core that is excellent. Other desserts, such as Portuguese cinnamon muffins, are also Portuguese specialties.
Legendale Hotel is a top five-star hotel with a rich and elegant style, and the southern European style decoration style is quite magnificent; And Camões Restaurant is tucked away, just as gorgeous and dignified. The restaurant is small in size, the upper and lower floors are slightly cramped, and the seats are delicate and small. The restaurant is decorated in blue and white, with gorgeous tiles on the walls, and hand-painted murals on the theme of the Portuguese poet Camões on all four walls. The waiter is dressed in national costumes, the service is basically clear, and the eyes are quick, but there is a lack of initiative and enthusiasm. The tableware is also exquisite and elegant, and the overall dining environment is elegant and classy. A 15% service charge is charged. Camões Portuguese Restaurant is closed on Mondays, customers should be aware.
